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...