Thriving with ADHD 2025
If you have ADHD, think you have ADHD, or know someone who has ADHD, join us at this event, and bring your friends!
Tickets just $10 per person.
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER - 7PM | UPLIFT CENTRE FRANKLIN ROAD
With special guest speakers, prizes and supper, we're thrilled to bring you our 2025 Thriving With ADHD Event!
Join us for an evening of fun, inspiration, and connection.
To recognise ADHD awareness month we're bringing together an inspirational group of panelists, each with their own unique story of ADHD.
Our guests will share how they have, and continue to overcome challenges, as well as how they've harnessed the benefits that ADHD can bring. Through listening to their journeys and their advice, you'll walk away feeling inspired and cheered on.
OPEN TO ALL, BUT WITH LIMITED NUMBERS - REGISTER YOUR DETAILS, AND BUY YOUR TICKET NOW.
Our speakers
Walter Neilands
Host
Walter is back for another year of being M.C. at our awesome event!
He’s a cheerful, up-beat television host, writer, MC, speaker and business owner. He's renowned for his high-energy and creative activity on shows such as TV3's Cadbury Dream Factory, Dancing with the Stars, and NZ's most popular youth show Sticky TV.
Founder of Screen Grab Ltd. media company, Presentation Trainer and events MC / speaker, Walter will be interviewing our panelists on their journey with ADHD. What has worked for them, what hasn’t? How can ADHD be an advantage? What can others do to help understand and support them?
Tom Little
Guest speaker
Tom Little is a neurodiversity advocate, speaker, and business student at the University of Auckland. As the founder of Pūkare Ltd and a Young Neurodiversity Champion, Tom is passionate about reshaping how we talk about ADHD and other neurodiversities. He has delivered professional development workshops for organisations like UCOL, been featured on national TV in Attitude’s documentary "Wired This Way: Tom Little", and served as Grafton Hall President. Tom’s work is focused on building more inclusive spaces in education and beyond—led by lived experience, positive energy, and practical change.
Catherine Tafto
Guest speaker
Recently diagnosed with ADHD, Catherine is a Franklin local who balances business ownership with community building and creativity. She is the founder of Loom Shared Space in Pukekohe and the creative mind behind Composed, helping businesses share their stories through websites, blogs, and award entries. Since launching Loom in 2017, she has grown it into a thriving coworking space that fosters connection, collaboration, and professional growth. Her journey from freelancer to business owner has been shaped by courage, creativity, and a love of helping others grow—all while unknowingly carrying a hidden superpower.
Catherine is now learning to embrace both the challenges and strengths of ADHD and is discovering what it truly means to thrive with it.
Rochelle Jenkins
Guest speaker
Living in Tuakau with her husband Chris and their two children, Brock and Sky, Rochelle brings a wealth of lived experience and compassion to our community. Rochelle has navigated the journey of parenting children with ADHD with insight and determination—advocating for their needs alongside specialists and schools, while balancing her work in the medical sector and supporting her family. Over many years of attending the ADDventurers Parent Support Group, she has shared her story with honesty, reflection, and strength, offering encouragement to parents of children in both the primary and secondary years.
We’re thrilled to have Rochelle share her experience and wisdom with the wider community at Thriving with ADHJD 2025!
Register now
With limited numbers, and tickets just $10 per person, now's the best time to nab yourself a seat at this exciting event.
Click the link below to register and pay for your ticket. See you there!
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