Six main conferences, very different audiences, and a wide range of prices. Here's what each one is actually for, so you don't spend a day and a few hundred pounds on the wrong one.
Prices and dates checked 27 August 2026. Always confirm with the organiser before booking.
Free online conferences, adult focused summits, and which ones welcome people without a formal diagnosis.
Show conferences for adults with ADHDFamily focused events, expos with activities for children, and where under 16s go free.
Show conferences for familiesClinical and CPD accredited conferences for GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, teachers, coaches and workplace specialists.
Show conferences for professionalsUK ADHD conferences fall into three groups, and they don't overlap much. A clinical research conference will feel very different from a family expo.
Picking the right group first saves a lot of scrolling.
Aimed at psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs and researchers. Presentations on diagnosis, medication and new evidence. Usually CPD accredited, and the most expensive group.
Not the right fit if: you're going to learn how to manage your own ADHD.
Aimed at adults with ADHD. Talks from people who have it, alongside clinicians who explain things in plain language. Often free and online.
Not the right fit if: you need CPD hours for your registration.
Aimed at parents, carers and teachers. Practical sessions on school support, behaviour, EHCPs and home life. Often expo style with exhibitors.
Not the right fit if: you want depth on adult ADHD.
Everything in one place. Read the full profile of any conference below the table.
Price bands, not exact prices, because organisers change them. Lower band is under fifty pounds, mid band is fifty to two hundred, higher band is over two hundred.
The detail behind the table, including the bits organisers don't put on the ticket page.
Worth it if: you're an adult with ADHD and you've never been to anything like this.
Skip it if: you need in person contact or CPD hours.
Worth it if: you diagnose or treat adult ADHD professionally.
Skip it if: you're looking for practical strategies for your own ADHD.
Worth it if: you're bringing children, or you want to browse services in one place.
Skip it if: you want structured, sit down talks rather than a busy hall.
The longest running UK conference for parents, teachers and professionals, run over three days by ADDISS. We're waiting on confirmed 2026 dates, venue and pricing before publishing a full profile.
Worth it if: ADHD is part of your job and you work with children.
Hosted online by Ascend ADHD in early October, built around coaching approaches to ADHD. Ticket tiers and CPD status are still to be confirmed with the organiser.
Worth it if: coaching is what you're after, either as a coach or a client.
A London summit for women with ADHD, with tickets sold through Eventbrite. We're confirming the 2026 date and price band before publishing the full profile.
Worth it if: late diagnosis is your story and you want a room full of people who get it.
If you've never been to one, here's the shape of a typical day.
Online conferences follow the same shape but you can leave a session whenever you like, which most people do.
Sitting in one room from nine until five is hard for a lot of people. A few things make it easier.
Email the organiser and ask about quiet spaces, seating and whether talks are recorded.
Look at the programme and pick two sessions you actually care about. Book a hotel nearby if the start time means an early train.
Sit near the door or at the end of a row. You can leave a talk. Nobody watches, and everybody does it.
Skip a session if you need to, and take the break properly rather than networking through it.
Expect to be wiped out, and don't book anything for the evening.
Write down three things while they're fresh, because conference notes almost never get read again.
The ticket is rarely the whole cost. Here's what a two day London conference tends to add up to.
We don't publish travel and hotel figures we haven't checked ourselves. Price the real dates before you commit, because a London week in November costs more than a quiet one.
Early bird tickets usually save 20 to 30 per cent. Day tickets often exist even when only the full pass is advertised. Online tickets, where offered, remove travel entirely.
Several organisers hold back reduced or free places for people with ADHD, students, or those on low incomes. They're rarely advertised. Emailing to ask is normal and nobody minds.
The free online conferences in October cover a lot of the same ground. Recorded sessions from paid conferences sometimes appear afterwards too.
Plenty of employers will fund a conference if you ask properly. The ask lands better when it's framed around what your team gets out of it.
The date, the cost, and two or three specific sessions relevant to your role. Offer to write up what you learn afterwards. Send it at least six weeks ahead, before the early bird price ends.
Some conferences count as training and come out of a learning budget rather than anything to do with disability. You don't have to explain why it interests you.
The government's Access to Work scheme can cover support at work for people with ADHD. What it covers varies by case, so check the current guidance on GOV.UK rather than relying on what someone told you.
Hi [name], I'd like to attend [conference] on [date]. Tickets are [price] until the early bird deadline on [date]. Two sessions are directly relevant to [project or responsibility], and I'll write up the useful bits for the team afterwards. Happy to talk it through if that's easier.
If you need CPD hours, check the accreditation before you book rather than after. Not every ADHD conference is accredited, and some are certified rather than formally accredited, which are different things.
Which body has accredited it, how many hours it carries, and whether hours depend on attending the whole programme. Organisers list this on the booking page, or will tell you if you email.
Some events describe themselves as CPD certified. That's a self declared or third party certification rather than accreditation by a professional body. Whether your regulator accepts it depends on your profession.
Certificates are usually emailed within a fortnight. Save it somewhere you'll find it again, because chasing one up a year later is difficult.
A few overseas conferences stream or record their sessions, which makes them worth knowing about even if you're not travelling.
United States, December
The largest ADHD conference in the world, run by CHADD and partners. Ask about virtual passes and recordings.
Canada, November
Canada's clinical ADHD conference. Strong research programme, aimed squarely at practitioners.
Canada, October
Aimed at adults with ADHD and families, and usually available online as well as in person.
South Africa, September
Multidisciplinary programme for clinicians and educators. Check whether sessions are streamed before planning around it.
Check each organiser for an online option before booking travel. Some of these are in person only.
It varies enormously. The free online conferences cost nothing, family expos are usually in the low tens of pounds, and clinical conferences run into the hundreds. Early bird pricing typically saves 20 to 30 per cent, and many organisers hold back concession places.
The Global ADHD Conference is the usual recommendation. It's free, online, runs in early October, and is built around adults with ADHD rather than professionals. Clinical conferences like UKAAN cover adult ADHD in depth but are written for people who treat it, not people who have it.
Some are. UKAAN's conference is aimed at clinicians and carries accreditation, and several other events are CPD certified. Certified and accredited are not the same thing, so check which body is behind it and whether your regulator accepts it.
No, for most of them. Community conferences, family expos and online summits are open to anyone. A small number of clinical conferences are restricted to registered professionals, and they say so on their booking pages.
Some offer it, some don't. The October summits are online by design. In person conferences vary, and hybrid tickets have become less common since 2023. Ask about recordings even where there's no live stream, since many share sessions afterwards.
Usually three to six months ahead. Early bird pricing tends to close six to eight weeks before the event. Free online conferences open registration much later, often only a few weeks before.
Yes, though London hosts the largest clinical events. The Autism & ADHD Show runs in Birmingham and Liverpool as well as London, and regional charities host smaller conferences across the UK. Online events remove the geography question entirely.
A charger, headphones, a water bottle and something to fidget with. Snacks help, since lunch is often later than advertised. Take a photo of the programme on your phone so you're not hunting for the paper copy all day.
It depends what you want from one. For professionals needing CPD and current evidence, usually yes. For an individual with ADHD looking for practical strategies, the free online conferences often deliver more per pound. Try a free one before committing to a paid one.
Prices and dates checked 27 August 2026.