Press, Media & Interviews — Rosemary Richings, Neurodiversity Speaker

Currently, I’m available for interviews and guest appearances.

If you’re a journalist, editor or content creator interested in interviewing me, please email me with:

• The publication or outlet
• The topic and angle you’re interested in
• What you’d like me to contribute
• Your deadline
• Whether the interview will be written, recorded or live.

I prefer to establish the topic and format by email before arranging a call. If a call is needed, it should be to discuss a confirmed interview opportunity rather than an initial suitability or screening conversation.

Topics I am comfortable with include dyspraxia, neurodiversity, accessibility, and disability representation through the lens of lived experience and advocacy.

However, if you’re interested in inviting me to talk at your next event, check out my speaking page instead.

So, do you want to reach out for press inquiries?

Let’s discuss the details:

Contact me

What I do:

My work explores how neurodivergent people navigate education, work, and what that reveals about how those systems are designed, accessed, and often misunderstood.

Topics I regularly discuss include:

Dyspraxia, Learning & Student Experience

• How dyspraxia affects study skills, organisation, and everyday life
• Strategies for students, parents, and educators

Neurodiversity in Education & Workplaces

• How organisations can support neurodivergent employees
• Inclusive teaching/workplace practices

Study Skills for Neurodivergent Students

• Time management, planning, note-taking, and exam strategies
• Tools and adaptations that really work

Digital Accessibility / Online Learning

• Making digital content more accessible
• “Nothing for us, without us” approach in content creation

Disability, Representation & the Social Model

• Social model of disability
• Intersection of disability, education, and career opportunities

Upcoming events:

Featured interviews & media

Neurodiversity Campus: An Introduction to Dyspraxia

In this episode of PASSHE’s Neurodiversity Campus, I talk about my lived experience of dyspraxia, my diagnosis and how my experiences of learning shaped my advocacy and work. We also discuss how universities and tutors can better support dyspraxic students, including reasonable adjustments and self-advocacy.

Naidex Roadshow 2026

Naidex speakers highlight neurodivergent diagnosis as crucial for children’s learning and identity.

Post-event coverage of the Naidex Roadshow South panel featuring Rosemary Richings.

Dyspraxia Magazine

Diagnosis, Support & Education: Delivering for SEND Children

Coverage of Rosemary Richings’ participation in the Naidex Roadshow South panel, highlighting her advocacy for dyspraxic people, her books, and the importance of early identification and appropriate support.

Read the latest issue of Dyspraxia Magazine

Exclusive interview with Genius Within

In this interview, I discuss my journey from receiving a childhood diagnosis of dyspraxia to becoming an author, speaker, and neurodiversity consultant. Together, we explore lived experience, accessible communication, self-advocacy, and practical strategies for supporting dyspraxic people in education and beyond.

The Rosemary Richings Interview (Unmasking Social)

In this podcast interview, I discuss why dyspraxia is often misunderstood beyond stereotypes of “clumsiness” and explore how sensory processing, stress, and neurodivergence shape everyday life. We also talk about diagnosis, advocacy, education, and the importance of designing systems that better support neurodivergent people.

Dyspraxia at work: recognise it, understand it, support it (Posturite)

In this in-depth workplace feature, I discuss how dyspraxia can affect working life, sharing lived experience and practical advice on workplace accessibility, communication, ergonomics, hypotonia, reasonable adjustments, and creating environments where neurodivergent employees can thrive. Kate wrote the original feature and interviewed me about my lived experience:

To read the finished draft of what Kate is referring to, click either here or on the image below:

Studying With Dyspraxia book launch livestream

To mark the publication of Studying With Dyspraxia, I joined fellow neurodivergent authors Maxine Frances Roper and Charlotte O’Neill for a live conversation about studying, writing, advocacy, and living with dyspraxia. Together, we explored education, diagnosis, publishing, and everyday life before taking questions from the audience.

Copy-and-pasteable press bios

If you want to save a bit of time, copy and paste any of the bios below for press appearances and events. Which one you choose depends on both your preferences and needs.

One sentence bio

Rosemary Richings is an author, editor, speaker, and independent consultant specialising in disability and neurodiversity who wrote Studying With Dyspraxia and Stumbling Through Space and Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia.

50-word bio

Rosemary Richings is an author, editor, speaker, and independent consultant specialising in disability and neurodiversity. She is the author of Studying With Dyspraxia and Stumbling Through Space and Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia. Her writing has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Reader’s Digest, The Toronto Star, and numerous other publications.

100-word bio

Rosemary Richings is an author, editor, speaker, and independent consultant specialising in disability and neurodiversity. She is the author of Studying With Dyspraxia (Bloomsbury) and Stumbling Through Space and Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). Her writing has appeared in publications including Travel + Leisure, Reader’s Digest, The Toronto Star, and Happiful Magazine. She has worked with organisations including eBay, Lexxic, Uptimize, and Yellow Pages Canada, and has delivered talks and workshops for organisations including Reach PLC, Railpen, and Delinian. Rosemary also serves on the board of trustees of Dyspraxic Me.

Full bio

If you need a more in-depth bio, check out my about page.

Photos for press

If you need downloadable photos for press and media purposes, one or more of the photos below can be saved to your computer or other devices for events and press engagements.

Press kits for my two books

Stumbling Through Space and Time media kit:

• JKP’s exclusive extract on the book (published on their company blog)

And below is a media kit for Studying With Dyspraxia:

Studying With Dyspraxia (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Studying With Dyspraxia is a practical guide for dyspraxic students preparing for and navigating higher education.

Covering everything from reasonable adjustments and communicating with lecturers to time management, study strategies, motor tone, and life after university, the book is designed to help students build confidence, become effective self-advocates, and thrive throughout their university journey.

Both E-book and print editions are available, but there are currently no audiobook editions for sale.

The book is available directly from Bloomsbury and through major booksellers including Barnes & Noble, WHSmith, Indigo, Waterstones, Blackwell’s, and Amazon.

You can also order a copy through independent booksellers such as Bookshop.org and Hive.co.uk. My latest book is also available through specialist booksellers such as Caversham Booksellers (my recommended retailer for Canadians based in or near Toronto) and SEN Books.

If your local bookseller doesn’t have it in stock, they can usually order it for you.

If you’d like to learn more about the book directly from me, the videos below explore its development, the ideas behind it, and what readers can expect.

Author copies and the story behind Studying With Dyspraxia:

The first video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Studying With Dyspraxia. Recorded after I received my author copies, I reflect on the publishing journey, explain how the project began, discuss the inspiration behind the book, and explore the topics readers will find inside.

What to expect from Studying With Dyspraxia

If you’re looking for a more in-depth introduction to the book, the second video explores why I wrote Studying With Dyspraxia, the gap in existing resources for dyspraxic university students, the research and lived experience that shaped it, and what readers can expect from this practical study skills guide.

Print features & recognition

Review: Stumbling Through Space and Time. Dyspraxic Dad, September 2026

A thoughtful review exploring the experiences Jim recognised in Rosemary’s story and the differences that demonstrate there is no single dyspraxic experience.

The accessible Christmas gift guide feature, where my book gets an honourable mention, is on page 42:

Dyspraxia Advocate Nomination 2024. Dyspraxia Magazine. Winter 2024/ 2025. Page 43

Below are articles where I was an interviewed source. However, I am not the author of the original article. Yet, if you are looking for articles that I have written, check out my writing portfolio instead.

Stumbling Through Space and Time: Living Life With Dyspraxia: by Rosemary Richings. Neurodiversity at Oxford (University). November 27th, 2023

What Is It Like To Be Stumbling Through Space and Time? A Monday, January 30th, 2023. The Disabled Feminist: Notes On Disability Culture Substack interview feature

‘Disabled people deserve to be able to find books about us easily in bookshops‘, The Mirror, February 14th, 2023

From Me Before You to Moby Dick: How books represent disability. Blot Magazine. May 2023

What’s it like to be a disabled writer? Book Riot. June 2023

These Publishers Champion Neurodivergent Writers. NYC Daily Post. December 11th 2023

Dyspraxia Foundation Announces Closure Amid Financial Challenges. Dyspraxia Magazine. April 23, 2024

#AllIWantForDigital

Below is a digital accessibility campaign I participated in for Cyber Duck UK. Overall, it’s a campaign that speaks to disability advocates with a wide variety of health conditions, backgrounds, etc. Yet, the core focus is on what others can do to make the web a more accessible place.

To stay true to its emphasis on accessibility, both BSL (British Sign Language) and captions were used.

Although this YouTube video is a great intro to this project, a more in-depth analysis of this campaign is available here.

Podcast appearances

Below is a compilation of previous podcast episodes in which I have done guest appearances. Feel free to listen to as many as you would like and skip any that you’d like as well.

Caversham Booksellers

Lastly, what you’re looking at below is a promotional Instagram campaign advertising my book. Overall, its core intent is to promote the arrival and availability of my book at Caversham Booksellers, North America’s largest mental health bookstore.

Girls Interrupting

This is a #WomenCrushWednesday profile feature I did for an Instagram account. Overall, this campaign celebrates the journey and accomplishments of dyspraxic women on a global scale.