John Tudor is Leeds City Council’s first Neurodiversity Champion as he suggested the role “to highlight the topic in the city that it’s an emerging field that’s wildly known but not that well understood.” Tudor has ADHD and Autism himself and has found it “very very challenging” in his life.
Source: Georgia O'Connell | All Rights ReservedTudor with his new role aims to “connect people to groups and services” within Leeds to provide those with ADHD support and guidance. He also wants to raise awareness of the condition as “a lot of the time if people have the condition but have no knowledge or diagnosis of it they think they are lazy or disorganised and they beat themselves up about it”… “it looks like laziness but it’s actually a cognitive thing”.
Source: Georgia O'Connell | All Rights ReservedDr Lucy Rigley a clinical psychologist said “ADHD is having pervasive difficulties either with your attention or with hyperactivity and impulsivities” and thinks “understanding that this isn’t a choice that people are making is really important” … “ it’s a neurodevelopmental condition.” She strongly believes that “it’s not over diagnosed” and to have some “compassion” for why people find “things hard is a really good first step.”
Source: Georgia O'Connell | All Rights ReservedTo provide support and compassion for those with the condition Tudor is set to light up Civic Hall orange as “its important people feel seen.”
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