Episodes

Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
Tuesday Jan 06, 2026
As requested, here is a show about the huge link between ADHD and issues such as dementia and Alzheimer's. But fear not. There is hope for us.
Tune in to hear James discuss these conditions.
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Friday Dec 19, 2025
Friday Dec 19, 2025
In the new series called New Neurodiverse Lens on Past Lives, James explores people from history and asks, "Were they neurodiverse?"
In the first epsiode James looks at William Wilberforce.
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And if you want to read the article it is here https://jameskoppert.substack.com/p/new-neurodiverse-lens-on-past-lives

Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Please share the Substack article everywhere you can https://open.substack.com/pub/jameskoppert/p/streeting-dances-to-reforms-war-drum?r=3wmilr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
James challenged Wes Streeting's views on ADHD and overdiagnosis

Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
This week Richard Tice of reform stated that we have an over-diagnosis of Neurodiversity. James shares the reality
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776223000455
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/life-expectancy-and-years-of-life-lost-for-adults-with-diagnosed-adhd-in-the-uk-matched-cohort-study/30B8B109DF2BB33CC51F72FD1C953739
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Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
"The Hyperfocus and the Heart: Ryan's ADHD Journey from Being Demonised to Advocacy" Join us for a powerful episode as James sits down with Ryan for a candid conversation about their shared experiences with ADHD. Ryan opens up about growing up in North Yorkshire, the challenges of hyperactivity that initially led to covering up a near-fatal condition, and how his life was transformed by an unexpected passion: skateboarding. This isn't just about challenges; it's about finding strength in neurodiversity, understanding the power of hyperfocus, and the vital role of advocacy. Tune in to hear why understanding ADHD is crucial in every part of life—from the classroom to the entertainment industry.
Find Ryan here: https://www.ryanswain.co.uk/
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Saturday Sep 27, 2025
Saturday Sep 27, 2025
James delivers his keynote talk from the recent safeguarding conference on how we work better to enable pupils with ADHD to thrive and why it is so important that we do
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Thank you so much for listening

Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
James Koppert has an informed rant as to why Trump is talking utter nonsense and why actually it is dangerous Trump is saying this

Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
Us with ADHD are more likely to develop OCD than our neurotypical cousins. What does that look like?
Find all the sources and links here https://g.co/gemini/share/9487c567c5c4
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Thursday Jan 16, 2025
Thursday Jan 16, 2025
It would be an understatement to say Hadley Freeman's Times article on ADHD and neurodiversity rattled a few feathers. James found it an outrageous act of ableism and dissects the article bit by bit.







