Sara-Louise Ackrill is a Harley Street therapist and coach as well as the Founder and CEO of Wired Differently, a social impact company that creates products and services for neurodivergent people. Diagnosed with autism as an adult, in addition to her ADHD, Sara-Louise is all too familiar with the challenges facing neurodivergent individuals as a neurodivergent person herself. On a mission to educate organisations on how to be more inclusive, she excels as a speaker drawing on her personal experience as a neurodivergent, in addition to her expertise as a former disability and employment specialist, recruiter and hiring manager.
After graduating from the University of Exeter with a degree in Politics, Sara-Louise spent the next 16 years working in various luxury hospitality organisations. Since leaving the hospitality industry, Sara-Louise went on to volunteer for several organisations such as Crisis at Christmas, Gloucestershire Rape Crisis, and Devon Rape Crisis, beginning her retraining as a therapist and coach in 2008. Sara has worked in private practice ever since, joining a Harley Street consultancy as a freelance therapist in June 2022.
Sara has previously spoken for major organisations including Kings College, The University of East London, GEN-UK, Criteo and the International Association of Facilitators as well as being a regular on neurodiversity-focused podcasts.
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Sara-Louise Ackrill's official speaking topics include:
- Neurodiversity: awareness & communication
- Creating healthy and dynamic working environments for neurodivergent people
- Maximising & supporting neurodivergent talent
- Streamlining recruitment processes & improving retention
- Self-care strategies for neurodivergent employees
"Your talk today was very informative and so helpful. I will modify many things that I do as a facilitator thanks to the new understanding that I gained." - GK. Canada. (Facilitator)
"This talk needs to be included in all of our onboarding." - Senior Manager, Global Advertising firm (US)
"The workshop today was great. Thank you for sharing so many wonderful tips." - SKJ, Germany
"Sara-Louise is a miracle worker and wonderful coach." - OA. London
"This is the most help I've had with my autism since being diagnosed, thank you for everything." - Webinar participant, SJ. Berkshire.
"It was honestly great to hear you speak yesterday... hearing your take on the topic of neurodiversity along with your own experiences was powerful." - SR, VP Diversity & Inclusion, London
"Everyone at Total Media thought Sara’s talk was fantastic!" - Sophia, Total Media
