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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 Unconscious Bias
The other day, I was fortunate enough to have a live discussion with Kesavan Kandadai, the CEO of ishield.ai – a company that does some fantastic work in the field of inclusion. As Kesavan describes it, they are the “Grammarly for inclusive language”. He invited me to...
Neurodiversity: Allyship, Advocacy & Activism
In the seven-odd years of my work promoting workplace neurodiversity, I have come across people using the words allyship, advocacy, and activism interchangeably, like they mean the same thing. Some people use them as labels on their bio, and many are not even aware of...
How to be a good Neurodiversity Ally?
An ally is commonly defined as ‘someone who helps and supports other people who are part of a group that is treated badly or unfairly, although they are not themselves a member of this group.’ Therefore, becoming a Neurodiversity Ally would mean that you support...
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...