Neurodiversity programmes | Leadership Kintsugi

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

People who identify as neurodivergent bring unique skills and capabilities. Given the right environment, they can be incredibly focused, creative, reliable, conscientious, and energetic.

Neurodiverse is a term used to describe people who think differently to the majority. It is often used to describe neuro-developmental conditions such as autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia and Tourette syndrome.

If you and our your organisation want to enable this 15-20% of the population and their skills in your organisation, Leadership Kintsugi offers three CPD accredited training experiences.

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Awareness

One hour virtual or face to face session that will increase awareness of neurodiversity and the workplace adjustments that can be made in the workplace.

During this session, participants will:

Gain an awareness of neurodiverse differences and their strengths
Recognise common myths and stereotypes that exist
Understand the challenges often faced by neurodivergent people
Gain an awareness of sensory overload and what an overload can lead to
Understand some practical support strategies that can be used in organisations to help people reach their potential.

This session is a prerequisite for the Champion’s workshop.

Champions

This 4½ hour workshop goes deeper into the topics covered in the Aware session and is intended for people who will take the lead in neurodiversity awareness and support in their organisation.

Topics that will be covered include:

Understanding that neurodiverse individuals can experience problems in executive function: a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals
Realising that everyone experiences sensory impact in a different way, to encourage participants to think deeply about the sensory environment and changes that can be made to reduce overload.
Discussing the impact of anxiety and how regulation strategies can provide calm

Participants will be encouraged to consider the strengths that neurodiverse people bring to organisations and the accommodations that may be needed to help them meet their full potential.

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Managers

A one day workshop that includes the Champion workshop and extends learning outcomes:

Discover ways to create a more inclusive sensory safe working environment.
Discover the importance of supporting those who self-identified as neurodiverse from both a kindness and legal perspective
Understand the Triangle of support as a way to effectively manage neurodivergent individuals with respect and kindness, whilst adhering to the Equality Act.
Understand the positive impact that reasonable adjustments can make and have an idea where to start implementing them.