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These articles cover topics related to neurodiversity in the workplace. Content is carefully curated for your easy reference and understanding.
Neurodiversity: Understanding Leadership Resistance
When talking to business leaders about neurodiversity, I regularly encounter resistance to the idea that they need to implement any change to make it possible to tap into this talent pool. Neurodiversity is essentially a culture change that needs to be driven from the...
Building a Neuroinclusive Culture in the Workplace
We all talk about Neurodiversity and the importance of implementing it in the workplace. Quite often though, we forget to mention how vital it is to have the right culture in an organization so that Neurodiversity and Neuroinclusion can be encouraged. In order to reap...
Here’s why you should include neurodiversity in your DEI program.
Diversity & Inclusion has grown and developed into a business-critical requirement for companies globally. Leaders now understand the importance of a diverse workforce as well as the increased reach for excellent talent that it can create. We’ve all heard how...
Are we truly inclusive as a society?
“We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as WE are” – Anais Lin. I love this quote because I can resonate with it on so many levels. It can be applied to anything in your life to give you a different perspective. Now imagine a neurodivergent trying to communicate...
Are you truly neuroinclusive?
To answer that question, you must first understand what Neurodiversity is. Neurodiversity is the natural variation in how our brains think and process information. It includes a wide range of conditions like Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourette’s Syndrome, etc....
Neuroinclusion – Be the change.
Workplaces are typically built for neurotypical conformity and are ill-equipped for neurodivergence. This means that many work environments and practices do not support neurodiverse employees. Due to the lack of awareness and knowledge surrounding neurodiversity, many...
Neurodiversity and the Pareto Principle.
In the late 19th century, Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto, noticed that 80 percent of the pea pod harvest from his garden came from 20 percent of his pea plants. He later calculated that 20% of Italians controlled 80% of the country’s wealth. This phenomenon, also...
Be a change agent. Your organization needs you now more than ever.
Neuroinclusion is a litmus test for a leader’s empathy. Organizational leaders need to be intrapreneurs with a strong vision and sense of purpose to be able to implement successful neurodiversity initiatives. They need to identify available knowledge and expertise and...
It’s time for companies to recognize what they have been missing.
For the last 25 years, companies have been experimenting with neurodiversity. Although the beginnings were humble and cautious, and more of a charity initiative, what we are seeing and experiencing today is entirely different. Companies today are vying to attract...
Facilitating Workplace Neurodiversity
In 1998, a young Australian Sociologist named Judy Singer first coined the term 'NEURODIVERSITY' in her thesis concerning 'Mother Blaming' in Autism. But first, what is Diversity anyway?It is surprisingly difficult to find a definition of the concept of Diversity, let...