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Dyspraxia Speaker | Neurodiversity Lived Experience Speaker: Rosemary Richings

Rosemary Richings is a dyspraxia and neurodiversity speaker sharing lived experience insights for universities, workplaces, and events. More info on her is available below:

Rosemary Richings at the Naidex conference with a sunflower lanyard on and a fidget toy in her hand. She has glasses on her head too and a purple sweater. The lanyard is on her neck because of her dyspraxia and other disabilities too.

Hi! I’m Rosemary Richings

I’m a writer, editor, and speaker specializing in neurodiversity & chronic illness awareness. My work has been featured in numerous digital and print publications, including The Toronto Star, Reader’s Digest, Not for Profit Quarterly, Shape, and Travel & Leisure. Previously, I worked with clients such as Yellowpages, eBay, Saatva Mattress Company, Uptimize, and Lexxic. My debut novel, “Stumbling Through Space and Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia“, was released through Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 2022. My second book, “Studying With Dyspraxia“, is scheduled for release in July 2026.

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As seen on:

Neurodiversity podcast with Emily Kircher Morris. On that show, I talked about dyspraxia, my book, and advice for parents whose children have suspected symptoms.
The Neurodivergent woman podcast, where I talked about dyspraxia and adulthood.
SEND parenting podcast where I shared advice for parents with kids that have suspected dyspraxia symptoms.
Beyond 6 Seconds Neurodiversity Stories, where I shared my own dyspraxia story.
Book riot where I was quoted for my opinion piece on the challenges of pitching a dyspraxia focused book.

For further samples of my media and press work, check out my press page.

Overall, here are some topics I am comfortable with:

Availability:

Since my schedule and workload vary weekly, please provide me with as much advance notice as possible.

Above all else, the requirements for all speaking engagements are:

  • Above all else, you are willing to accommodate my neurodivergence.
  • An honorarium. Since practising for the event takes time, this is crucial.
  • An open-minded viewpoint: After all, I am a lived experience educational resource, not a motivational speaker.
A screenshot of my presentation at the International Neurodiversity Conference. My face is at the side of the slides, and a picture of my two dyspraxia focused books are visible on screen: Stumbling Through Space and Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia, and Studying With Dyspraxia. Text is displayed beside it that says I am author of two dyspraxia focused books, am a writer, editor, speaker in the neurodiversity niche, and am a trustee at Dyspraxic Me.

Book reading: dyspraxia awareness week 2023

Since the privacy of attendees mattered, we deliberately removed clips of participants’ questions about their own experiences.

Dyspraxia Awareness Week: 2024: Author Panel

Overall, the guest speakers were authors who have written about dyspraxia. Since you may want to see a replay, the full recording is right here:

Dyspraxia awareness week 2025: dyspraxia & ageing

Overall, this event covered ageing from the point of view of school, work, and relationships.

Uptimize fireside chat:

With Ed Thompson, the founder of Uptimize, I hosted this event. If you’re interested in seeing the replay, you can watch a recording of that event:

Testimonials:

AVID Presents

AVID (Awareness of Visible and Invisible Disabilities) is a Euromoney Disability Employee Resource Group event.

Ellen Fowler organized the event. Also, she invited me to speak at the event. Also, in an email, Ellen said:

Just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for your presentation, which was really insightful and gave some great advice! 

Ellen Fowler

Graphic with the Reach Inclusion logo and the words ‘LEADERS’ LOUNGE’ and tagline ‘An inclusive space to think and thrive.’ Four speaker profile photos are shown in a row with names and roles beneath each photo. First profile: Carlota Berlanga Fernandez UI Designer Second profile: Jessica Squires Lead UX Architect Third profile: Rosemary Richings Writer, Editor & neurodiversity advocate @rosiemay_r Fourth profile: Krystal-Bella Shaw Neurodivergent activist & founder of Dyspraxia Magazine & Dyspraxia Journal @krystalbellax @dyspraxiamagazine At the bottom of the graphic is the text: ‘Neurodiversity – what is it?

I participated in the Reach Inclusion Leaders’ Lounge panel discussion “Neurodiversity: What is it?” as a panellist. After the event, the event facilitator said that:

Screenshot of a LinkedIn post by Natasha Whitehurst, a diversity and inclusion manager at Reach plc, about hosting a panel discussion on neurodiversity with several guest speakers. The post explains that the discussion explored neurodiversity with organizational leaders and expresses pride in facilitating an important and educational conversation. It then shares the panel’s top leadership tips: leaders should question whether teams truly need to work in the same way or location; recognize that words and communication are powerful and always evolving; avoid using past habits as a reason to resist change; actively challenge and stop reinforcing stereotypes; and understand that every neurodivergent person is different, and accommodating individual needs is usually not costly and can benefit the entire team and organization.
RailPen

Railpen’s neurodiversity community group hosted Understanding Dyspraxia: A Session With Rosemary Richings. In an email, the event facilitator said:

Thank you very much for presenting to Railpen recently. It was an insightful and helpful session.  We have had messages from colleagues thanking you for helping raise awareness, which is greatly appreciated.

Katrina Mackay 

Senior Manager, Investment Advisory and Funding / Railpen

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