ADHD
Bristol, CFAR/Bristol University, Clinical Structures, Culture, mental health, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, talking treatment, Therapy
CFAR & Bristol University Lecture – May 16th 2026 – Luca Bosetti on ASD, ADHD and Neurodiversity
CFAR in association with Bristol University
Luca Bosetti on ASD, ADHD and Neurodiversity
CFAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRISTOL UNIVERSITY 2025/26
The third seminar of the series will focus in particular on the question of diagnosis and examine the differences between psychiatric diagnosis, psychoanalytic diagnosis and the phenomenon of self-diagnosis which has currently become prevalent within the neurodiversity movement. Considering some famous cases of both unquestionable and questionable diagnoses of autism – including the animal scientist Temple Grandin and the pianist Glenn Gould – the seminar will illustrate how key psychoanalytic concepts like identification, psychical causality and symbol-formation remain essential resources for clinicians who want to find their bearing when working with patients who present symptoms associated with ADHD or AS
Venue: Please note new venue (no longer at the Merchant Venturers Building!): Room 1.06, Queens Building, University Walk, Clifton BS8 1TR
Please address enquiries to
Conor McCormack at cmccormack16@gmail.com
Bristol, CFAR/Bristol University, Counselling, mental health, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, talking treatment, Therapy
CFAR & BRISTOL UNIVERSITY ASD, ADHD and Neurodiversity With Kristina Valendinova Saturday February 21, 2026
CFAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRISTOL UNIVERSITY 2025/26
ASD, ADHD and Neurodiversity
With rising diagnoses of ASD and ADHD in most countries around the world, can psychoanalysis contribute anything to the understanding of both social and clinical aspects of this changing landscape? These seminars will examine the place of ASD and ADHD in contemporary discourse and discuss psychoanalytic conceptualisations, showing their relevance to both clinical work and to research on themes such as attention, sensory sensitivity and communication.
With Kristina Valendinova
Saturday February 21, 2026
10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Registration: 10.00 am on the day
Kristina Valendinova is a practicing analyst, member of CFAR and of the Cercle Freudien in Paris.
Book Tickets Here:
Venue: Merchant Venturers Building, Room 1.11
Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UB
Please address enquiries to
Conor McCormack at cmccormack16@gmail.com
Upcoming CFAR speakers for 2026
Luca Bosetti
May 16, 2026