Matt Barnett — ADHD Educator, Neurodivergent Mentor & International NLP Trainer

Matt Barnett is one of Udemy’s leading voices in ADHD education, neurodivergent communication, and personal transformation. As a late-diagnosed adult with ADHD himself, Matt combines real lived experience with over 25 years of professional coaching, NLP training, behavioural modelling, and communication psychology to help people finally understand how ADHD brains work — and how to support them.

Matt is the creator of ADHD – A Guide for Muggles and ADHD – Unhinged, two of the most relatable and human-centred ADHD courses on Udemy. His teaching is known for being clear, practical, compassionate, and deeply insightful, helping thousands of students make sense of ADHD in themselves, their children, their partners, and their colleagues.

Beyond ADHD, Matt is also a fully certified NLP Trainer, founder of Headgear Labs™, and creator of the only Udemy NLP certification accredited by the iGNLP™ and ABNLP. His background includes coaching leaders, training therapists, building million-dollar businesses, and teaching mindset strategies to people in more than 100 countries.

But at the heart of his work is one mission:

To make the world easier for people with ADHD — and for the people who love them.

His courses translate complex psychology into everyday language, blending science with stories, humour, and wisdom drawn from decades of coaching, personal experience, and behavioural change work.

Through his ADHD Real™ ecosystem, Matt is building an accessible global community where neurodivergent people can learn, grow, and reclaim their full potential.

Whether you're here to understand ADHD more deeply, to support someone who has it, or to develop your own neurodivergent strengths —
you’re in the right place.

? Areas Matt teaches on Udemy include:

ADHD awareness, communication & lived-experience insights

Emotional regulation & executive function

Neurodivergent productivity

Relationships & communication with ADHD

NLP, hypnosis & behavioural change

Coaching skills for personal and professional growth

? More about Matt

Matt is a father of two, a lifelong creator, a musician, a high-performance coach, and a trainer who believes everyone deserves to be understood — especially those whose brains work differently.

His blend of experience, empathy and expertise has made his courses some of the most human, honest and transformative in the personal development category.