Speaking

  • Challenging perceptions of what's possible.

    I'm Fiona Seabrook, an autistic and ADHD ultra-endurance cyclist and public speaker.

    After years of struggling with my mental health and being diagnosed autistic at 35, I discovered endurance cycling and went on to complete a 4,000 km race across Europe, finishing as third woman.

    Yet despite these achievements, I still experience challenges with aspects of everyday life that others might take for granted.

    Through my talks, I share my experiences of late diagnosis, disability, resilience and self-belief, challenging assumptions about capability and exploring what becomes possible when people have the right understanding, environment and support.

Speaking Topics

  • Capable: Rethinking Disability and Strength

    Challenging assumptions about what disability looks like and what people are capable of. Drawing on my experiences as an autistic and ADHD woman and ultra-endurance cyclist, I explore how extraordinary achievements and significant everyday challenges can coexist.

  • Growing Up Undiagnosed: Autism, Identity and Belonging

    My personal journey through years of struggling without understanding why, and the impact of receiving an autism diagnosis at 35. Exploring the effects of late diagnosis on identity, mental health, confidence and self-acceptance.

  • Beyond Resilience: What Endurance Cycling Taught Me

    From never being sporty to completing a 4,000 km ultra-endurance race across Europe. Sharing lessons about self-belief, perseverance, dealing with setbacks and discovering abilities I never imagined I had.

  • The Right Conditions: Unlocking Potential Through Understanding and Support

    Exploring how the right environment, understanding and support can change what becomes possible. Drawing on experiences of neurodivergence and endurance cycling to challenge conventional ideas about independence, success and potential.

“I would like to say a huge thank you for the amazing and thought provoking assembly, the Year 11 students were captivated and I have had several come and find me to say how inspired they were having heard your story.  The spontaneous applause at the end is testament to how much you had impacted them (as that is not a normal thing!)  Your presentation style was truly engaging and yet humble which many of the students seem to fully embrace.”

Deputy Headteacher
Former secondary school, Norfolk