Pete Wharmby – Neurodiversity author and speaker

Available for talks, presentations, keynote speeches, training and writing opportunities.

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“If you have an autistic child, you will be painfully aware of the challenges they face in education. Beyond the headlines on SEN provision are real children who struggle from day-to-day – how can we help them?

In Different Minds, neurodivergence campaigner and former teacher Pete Wharmby shines a light on what it’s like to be autistic in Western school systems today, so that we can understand how to support our children through the most important years of their lives. Through a blend of story-telling, polemic and empathetic advice, Wharmby exposes the inadequacies of the current system, explains how differences have been mislabelled as ‘challenging behaviour’ and provides a blueprint for understanding and supporting young autistic minds.

Galvanising and compassionate, this important book empowers parents, teachers and carers to take a stand against the vilification of our autistic school children and provide the scaffolding they need to thrive.”

“You found a real gem in Peter! Thank you for sorting these training days. They are of real worth. I believe most of Claridge’s staff are blessed with the superpower that is Kindness. These presentations by such a gifted teacher as Peter will only enhance the Maybourne Magic!“

– Claridge’s Hotel, 2024

“On behalf of the Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference team, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your keynote presentation at our first ever conference. Your session brought honesty, warmth, and humour to the program, making complex themes both engaging and deeply relatable.

Your ability to combine credibility, enthusiasm, and humour left a lasting impression on the audience. As one delegate put it, “I am me. No better, no worse, just me”, a reflection of the powerful impact your words had.”

– Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference, Queensland, Australia, August 2025

“Pete spoke at our Professionals Conference in February 2020, and more recently at our online Autism and Mental Health Conference, 2021. He is engaging, humorous, honest, and insightful. His thought-provoking talks gain lots of positive feedback from people attending in both professional and non-professional capacities. We look forward to working with him again!”

– National Autistic Society conferences team.

Hello, my name is Pete Wharmby. I was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34 in 2017 – a moment which has had a hugely profound impact on my life, and helped me accept myself for who I am. Shocked by the statistics around depression, anxiety and life expectancy for autistic people, I have immersed myself in working to improve neurodiversity awareness, acceptance and making the world a more suitable place for the neurodivergent community to live in.

I was diagnosed as ADHD in April 2024.

My books on autistic experience are available now in all good bookshops and online, and when it comes to social media, I am most active on LinkedIn and Instagram, and on YouTube, where my channel has 4500 subscribers.

I run free and paid events throughout the year – talks on various aspects of autism and ADHD.

Visit my store to find custom neurodivergence-friendly t-shirts and other clothing based on my work!

I have a Ko-Fi account and Patreon if you’d like to help support me and my writing.

Increasing awareness, understanding and acceptance of autism and neurodiversity in general is a long job, but I am available to help it happen in workplaces, education, health, justice and more. As a speaker with many years of experience, I am able to offer a clarity of insight and understanding of autistic experience that has proven to be extremely valuable to my clients.

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