Neurodiversity Fundamentals

Fundamentals

Judy Singer - Australian sociologist Pioneer of the neurodiversity concept

Neurodiversity paradigm - a name to the emerging civil rights movement by and for neurologically labelled “others” and to augment the intersectional category of “disability”.

Neurodiversity - breadth of human cognitive functioning, including both those whose cognition is typical and atypical,

Neurodivergent - people with one or more of the typically included neurotype / conditions

Neuroinclusion - active design to include both neurodiverse and neurotypical people

Neurotype - descriptor for the variety of neurodevelopment conditions

Neurodiversity in Business

Neurodiversityinbusiness.org (UK)

2023 Neurodiversity at Work Research

Foundational report established to “benchmark the effectiveness of neuroinclusion in business, academia and the neurodivergent community.

Research findings

• critically low wellbeing

• workplace wellbeing needs varied greatly

• Proposed priorities

• wellbeing & inclusion for all including ND a pillar of corporate strategy

• objectively evaluate and adjust to learn what works best

• psychological safety underpinned by line manager confidence, and relationships

• policies and practices to develop ND ambitions from survive to thrive