Should Neurodivergence Be Self-Diagnosed or Not? - Fleet Street Debate

Schedule

Tue Oct 21 2025 at 06:45 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Ye Olde Cock Tavern | London, EN

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This House Regrets The Rise of Neurodivergence Self-Diagnosis
About this Event

Why Are We Having This Debate

For over a decade now we have heard increasingly of the rise of ADHD and other neurodivergent traits among children and this has now started taking place in the work place with increasing numbers of people self-identifying as neurodivergent.

The debate has raged on LBC, in The Times, and many more publications over whether this is a net positive for neurodivergence, awareness and our ability to deal with neurodivergence as a society or is it leading to harms and simply white-labeling eccentric personalities and allowing us to sideline people who need more support under umbrella terms like ADHD without giving them the support they actually need.

Articles

LBCs conversation on self diagnosis

The Times - "majority of Britons now identify as Neurodivergent"

Medigold Health - The Importance of Self Diagnosis in Neurodivergent care

Come along, have your say in the Q&A and CAST YOUR VOTE.

What To Expect

3v3 panel debate where our members explore the strongest arguments for a given topic.

A debate should tell the audience what they need to know and not just what the speakers think. If you feel the same way, then we want to meet you.

Debate London is the year-round series of free public debates held across London. The series is run by Debate London, a social enterprise that helps its members to advance their personal and professional development by teaching them how to debate.

All of our speakers are Debate London Members who have agreed to defend a particular perspective the audience need to hear, rather than just share their own personal opinion. After presenting the point of view assigned to them, the audience are then given the floor to cross-examine them and share their own position.

The only time we hear what the speakers really think is at the end of the debate when they tell us where they really stand and whether this changed at all while learning how to defend the perspective assigned to them.


Agenda

🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Arrivals - Grab a drink, order food and get your seat

Info: Food can be ordered up to the debate room. Several tables are reserved for those ordering food.


🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:15 PM
Event Introductions

Info: Who we are, what we do and the opening vote


🕑: 07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Debate Begins
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:15 PM
Drinks Break
🕑: 08:15 PM - 09:00 PM
Extended Audience Q&A
🕑: 09:00 PM - 09:15 PM
Closing Speeches & Final Vites
🕑: 09:15 PM
After Debate Social - Join us for a drink & Debate :)
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Where is it happening?

Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, London, United Kingdom

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