Our research and commentary on neurodiversity at work explores the particular challenges for neurodiverse employees in the workplace, and how employers can best develop strategies and policies to support neurodiverse workers.
This toolkit explores what good work means for autistic women, and what employers can do to create genuinely inclusive workplaces. It draws on in‑depth interviews with autistic women and highlights that many are underdiagnosed, face workplace misunderstandings, and often mask their traits to avoid stigma often leading to stress and burnout.
Kate Alexander reflects on her personal experience, the value of being diagnosed, and how supportive employers and policies can transform navigating the challenges of the workplace.
Based on evaluating ELATT's learner support provisions, Lorraine Lanceley reflects on how, with the right understanding and support, successful outcomes can be achieved for neurodivergent learners and those with additional needs.
This report covers ReAct's research into the participation of people with neurodiversity in the Restart programme and highlights how support for neurodiverse people looking for employment can be improved.
Alison Carter reflects on her experience of helping a young person with dyslexia and autism look for casual work and considers what employers can do to create an environment that is more inclusive and supportive of neurodiversity.
Claudia Plowden Roberts calls for neurodiversity in the workplace to be celebrated as an intrinsic part of the human diversity spectrum, highlighting that a reliance on talent, not diagnosis, provides organisational advantages when neurodiverse employees are sufficiently supported at work.
With the recent success of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Kyla Ellis and Joseph Cook consider how the increased cultural visibility and celebration of neurodiversity needs to translate into sustainable and tangible action in the workplace.
This briefing paper focuses on strategies to support neurodiverse participants into work.
