How to be you: say goodbye to should, would and could so that you can

Ellie Middleton

As an autistic and ADHD creator, writer and consultation, Ellie will share her personal journey over the past decade. How, just ten years ago she was at her lowest point, struggling with being undiagnosed while in sixth form. Despite being the top student in her school for Maths, teachers convinced Ellie not to apply to Oxford due to the immense stress it would have caused her. Instead, she applied to other universities but ultimately had to decline their offers because of her deteriorating mental health.

Ellie will talk about how society often disables individuals rather than the disability itself. By sharing her experiences, she aims to highlight the importance of supporting the neurodiverse community so they can reach their full potential.

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Ellie Middleton is an autistic and ADHD creator, writer and consultant. After a lifetime of feeling misunderstood, she was diagnosed with both Autism and ADHD at the age of 24.

Since then, she’s gone on to build an audience of over 300,000 people online, create the unmasked community for neurodivergents, and work with global brands like The Independent, Google & LinkedIn to change the narrative on neurodiversity.

Ellie aims to shout about the positives that come with being neurodivergent, highlight the ways that society can better accommodate those of us with different brains, and help other undiagnosed neurodivergent people find the answers that they deserve.

She is living proof that getting a diagnosis can change your life, change your outlook and allow you to reach your true potential – and thinks that is something that every neurodivergent person deserves.