Neurodiverse Voices Connect CIC

17/10/2026

🎙️Out now! The Lilac Centre: Breaking Barriers for Neurodivergent Entreperneurs🎙️

🩷 A huge thank you to Richard Liverman and Gemma Johnson for this wonderful and insightful conversation on disability, neurodivergence and entrepreneurship.

It’s been brilliant to learn all about The Lilac Centre and what support is provided, amongst learning about both Richard’s and Gemma’s experiences!

🎧 Have a listen or watch!

🔗 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1xXRDdRNZ0czgixFIcY5uu?si=xYnkw0AcRaCNu55xADOG9Q&utm_source=copy-link

Richard Liverman
The Lilac Centre

16/10/2026

🩷 Come join us next Friday, 23 October at ND Vinted. Get pre-loved item and support Neurodiverse Voices Connect CIC !

We will be at Unit 25, Bury Street, right in the town centre of Abingdon from 10:00 until 13:00.

All proceedings will go towards supporting our wonderful community.

🩷 We look forward to seeing you then!

15/10/2026

💜 What if your best today is only 40%?

It’s still your best.

In this clip from the upcoming NDV Podcast, Lead Gemma Johnson reflects on something that can make a huge difference in our working lives: being in an environment where we’re able to be ourselves — without the expectation that we have to operate at 100% every single day.

For neurodivergent people in particular, conversations about work and entrepreneurship can easily become centred around productivity, performance and constantly pushing through.

But wellbeing matters too.

🎧 The Lilac Centre: Breaking Down Barriers for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs

📅 Out this Saturday, 17 October

Sometimes 40% really is 100% of what you have to give that day. 💜

Just add glitter, like says! ✨

13/10/2026

Dads of children with special needs around Oxfordshire, join this newly launched support group by SENtipede, this Friday!

This friday! One for the dad's.
SENtipede

12/10/2026

08/10/2026

💜 Some things we share because they matter to us. Others we share because they are part of who we are. This is one of those moments for me.

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to share a little of my story in a “60 Seconds With…” interview with the NIHR | Health & social care research Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health NHS (UK) .

My journey into neurodiversity is deeply personal. It has grown from lived experience, from being a mum, and from a genuine desire to help create a world where neurodivergent people feel heard, understood and valued for exactly who they are.

Through Neurodiverse Voices Connect CIC , I hope to keep creating spaces where our voices and experiences truly matter. 💜

✨ Nothing about us, without us.

Thank you to the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health for giving me the opportunity to share a little piece of my story.

🔗 Read my 60 Seconds interview here:
https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/60-seconds-with-andreia-costa-2/

07/10/2026

🎙️ What would business support look like if it was designed with neurodivergent and disabled entrepreneurs in mind?

Next Saturday, the Neurodiverse Voices Podcast explores the work of the and its mission to break down the barriers faced by disabled, deaf and neurodivergent entrepreneurs.

Joining the conversation are Gemma Johnson, from Small Business Britain and the Lilac Centre, and Richard Liverman, neurodivergent entrepreneur, mentor, founder and director of and Lilac Centre ambassador.

From access to finance and mentoring to more inclusive business support, this episode explores why the right scaffolding can make such a difference — and what needs to change so more entrepreneurs have the opportunity to thrive.

💜 Because different ways of thinking shouldn’t be a barrier to building a successful business.

🎧 The Lilac Centre: Breaking Down Barriers for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs

📅 Out Saturday, 17 October

Follow and subscribe to NDV Podcast and stay tuned!

06/10/2026

Only 2 sleeps to go! 🤗

I’m so excited to share that I’ll not only be part of the BFRB Conf 2026 Community Coalition with Neurodiverse Voices Connect CIC, but I’ll also be joining the conference as a speaker!

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) have become an area very close to my heart. This comes from my own lived experience of nail biting and skin picking, from being a parent to a child who has bitten her nails for most of her life, and from my growing understanding of the important links between BFRBs and neurodivergence.

This work has also brought an amazing person into my life — my colleague and friend Clare Mackay, who is leading the organisation of BFRB Conf and has been pioneering research in this field. Beyond all of that, she’s simply an amazing human being! 💛

I’m incredibly grateful to be part of this community and to contribute to these much-needed conversations.

So, if you haven’t already… go book your tickets! 🎟️

https://www.bfrbcon.org/

We can’t wait to welcome you 8–10 October at the Life and Mind Building. See you there!

03/10/2026

🎙️ OUT NOW: ADHD and social anxiety in young people — with Dr Kenny Chiu

There are still significant gaps in our understanding of social anxiety in young people with ADHD — but there are also important reasons to feel hopeful about where research and support are heading.

In this clip from the latest episode of the Neurodiverse Voices Podcast, clinical psychologist and researcher Dr Kenny Chiu shares why he is hopeful for the future.

While existing psychological treatments for social anxiety were not necessarily designed with ADHD and individual neurodivergent differences in mind, growing research is helping us better understand the experiences and needs of young people who experience both.

Kenny’s work is part of that developing picture — exploring what drives and maintains social anxiety in young people with ADHD, what might need to be adapted, and how support can better reflect individual differences.

There is still much more to learn, but greater understanding creates opportunities for more informed, responsive and individualised support.

🎧 Season 6, Episode 2 of the Neurodiverse Voices Podcast is out now.

https://www.neurodiversevoicesconnect.co.uk/podcast

Listen to the full conversation with Dr Kenny Chiu to hear more about ADHD and social anxiety, the gaps in current evidence, and where research could take us next.