Joseph (he/him) is a highly accomplished Neurodivergence Consultant, Dyslexia and SpLD Specialist, Assistive Technology tutor, Mentor, ADHD coach and Integrative Psychotherapist. With nearly two decades of experience in both educational and professional settings, he has been a trusted advisor to a wide range of individuals and groups, spanning from secondary school students to Ph.D. researchers. Joseph most recently contributed to the report “Supporting Students Living with ADHD at University: Working Better Together.”
Joseph’s specialisation encompasses neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with diagnoses of Dyslexia, ADHD, or Autism and those with mental ill health. His consulting services have been employed by notable organisations, including the Job Centre Plus, the Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPt), and academic institutions such as the University of the Arts London, University of West London, Institute of Education, London Southbank University, Goldsmiths University, St Joseph’s Secondary School, and Rambert School of Dance.
Joseph has a Post Graduate Certificate and Diploma in Adult Dyslexia Diagnosis Support from London Southbank University. He also has a Postgraduate Certificate in Dyslexia from London Metropolitan University and a BA in Fine Art. He is a member of PATOSS (Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific learning difficulties) and ADSHE . He is on the advisory-committee of UKAAN after completing their Assessing and diagnosing ADHD course. He is a qualified Autism mentor, having completed the Six National Autistic Society training modules and the National Association of Disability Practitioners ‘Working Effectively with Autistic University Students’ course.
Joseph has co-designed and delivered the NATELT (Needs Assessment and Training of Enabling and Learning Technologies) CPD postgraduate course at London Southbank University, specifically for the Disabled Student Allowance sector. In 2009, he devised “Video Notes” concept, utilising early video screen capture software for Windows PC and Apple Macs to capture training sessions for clients to recap. This idea has since been adopted by many other providers of support..
Since being diagnosed with Dyslexia in the 2nd year of his Fine Art degree, Joseph has developed effective coping strategies which he shares with the people he works with, whilst helping them develop their own. His own reflection on his personal experiences of transforming his own “neuro-blocks” to learning means he has an intuitive understanding of the needs of students. His reading speed has quadrupled since learning the Visual Reading technique and he is excited about passing his learning and skills to others. In 2011, Joseph was diagnosed with ADHD and he has since developed his learning about the condition and how to work with people with an ADHD diagnosis. He takes any opportunity to learn more about Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Autism and is keen to promote the neurodiversity model rather than the deficit model of these diagnoses. Joseph has a keen interest in the variety of co-occurring mental health issues that come with a neurodivergent diagnosis and is a registered Integrative Psychotherapist with the BACP. In 2024, he advised on Anagram’s Mixed Reality (MR) experience that explores what it means to live with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Joseph has also worked as a youth worker for Lambeth, Croydon, Southwark and Hammersmith, working with young offenders and young people with behavioural and developmental difficulties as an arts workshop coordinator and facilitator. Joseph was involved with music and art-therapy workshops in various primary and secondary schools working with Camila Batmanghelidjh with the charity Kids Company.
Joseph still makes art and has published poetry about his Maltese heritage, dyslexia and ADHD and is an established singer songwriter and musician who continues to work with artists that include Chicane, Natacha Atlas and Idris Raman.