Samantha Hiew
Founder of ADHD Girls, Neurodiversity & ADHD Keynote Speaker, Award-winning Social Entrepreneur, Scientist, and Storyteller.
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ADHD Workplace Adjustments & Wellbeing
Sam is an accomplished public speaker on all topics related to ADHD and neurodiversity, She delivers a variety of keynote talks derived from her ADHD Workplace Adjustments & Wellbeing programme, and her trainings have been said to be "the best learning experience of my life", "encouraging empathic understanding", "catalysing positive conversations and actions", and "provide a safe space for other neurodivergents at work".
Sam also provides a holistic ADHD management programme for ADHDers in the workplace that promote a better understanding of their strengths and challenges, so they can learn how to succeed at work through managing their ADHD and working as a team. This programme includes the ADHD Owner’s Manual workbook, 100 reasonable adjustments for ADHD at work and is suitable for neurodivergents with ADHD looking for support within employee resource groups.
This keynote helps ADHDers:
Keynote by Samantha Hiew
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
No two brains are the same. But what if you were born with a brain that constantly makes you feel like everything you do differentiates you from everyone else? Her Neurodiversity in the Workplace talk introduces Neurodiversity in the context of society, casting light on ADHD, autism, dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome and how this impacts the workplace. The keynote will go into the female experience in the world of work through an intersectional lens, and the areas to focus on so we can build a compassionate culture, starting with the conversations we have at work.
Sam delivers a more comprehensive Neurodiversity workplace programme that demystifies the roadmap to neuroinclusive culture built on insights from her ADHD Best Practice at Work conference and workplace surveys with her online community of neurodivergents. The programme focuses on creating a culture that feels safe for all neurotypes to thrive on a day to day, improving retention and sense of belonging at work, and stabilising the workforce. This programme is intended for managers, HR, hiring, and the DEI teams.
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Raising Girls with ADHD
Sam grew up in a family with neurodivergent parents, and is a parent of neurodivergent children herself. She has created this programme aimed at parents and carers of girls with ADHD.
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Other keynote talk topics can be found on Sam's Speaker Pack.
About Samantha Hiew
Dr Samantha Hiew is a PhD-trained storyteller with a background in communications and medical science PhD, specialising in demystifying ADHD & neurodiversity.
Sam's work bridges two worlds - those with lived experiences of neurodivergence & those who don't - so we work towards integration within society. Sam founded ADHD Girls before she was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 40, and has since identified as being an autistic, dyspraxic, and Touretter.
Sam delivers neurodiversity trainings built on the foundation of lived experience research through surveys, event-based learning, and stories of other neurodivergents.
To fulfil her wider advocacy mission, Sam delivers talks around “Science of ADHD” to the public at large and “Girls and Women with ADHD” to schools, colleges and universities to catalyse a change in minds and hearts, renewing understanding of what life as a neurodivergent truly look like.
With Sam's own insights from living on the cusps of two cultures, ethnicity and class, balancing motherhood and career, working across 16 different sectors, she works to empower other female neurodivergents and champion gender equity at work.
Social media & videos interviews exploring the intersection of neurodiversity and culture, race, and being a high achiever
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Press & features

Woman’s Own: The Rise in ADHD in Adults

Female Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Forbes: ADHD Crisis in the UK: Underdiagnosed, Lacking Support and Stigmatized

Utopia, knowledge and support platform for neurodivergents is launched
September 26, 2022

ADHD Girls earned Double Nominations at the 2022 Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards
March 24, 2022

Grazia: Why does it take so long for women like me to be diagnosed with ADHD?
Bonnie McLaren interviewed us for this feature piece in Grazia. Here are some excerpts of ADHD Girls within the…
April 14, 2022
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