Communications

Neurodivergent people often communicate in ways quite different from neurotypicals and this is often a key factor in the misunderstanding and marginalization they experience. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the importance of adopting a mindset of compassionate curiosity while communicating with your colleagues to develop a better understanding of their strengths and differences. We will discuss neurodiversity affirming practices to facilitate inclusion and the role of establishing context and rules in providing clarity in tasks. A significant part of the workshop will be devoted to the premises, stances, and microskills for practicing an effective form of communication called reflexive communications.

Communications – Neurodiversity Intentional Inclusion Workshop – Flyer

Executive Function

Neurodivergent people often plan, organize, and execute tasks to accomplish a goal in atypical ways and this is another key factor in the misunderstanding and marginalization they experience. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn an overview of executive function and the importance of adopting a mindset of compassionate curiosity to support your colleagues in the area of executive function. We will discuss neurodiversity affirming practices to facilitate better time and task management and timely feedback to encourage performance improvements and development. A significant part of the workshop will be devoted to impact of sensory needs on executive function and ways to be supportive in times of high stress impacting performance.

Executive Function – Neurodiversity Intentional Inclusion Workshop – Flyer

Meetings

Meetings are a huge part of most workplaces and effective participation in meetings is often a significant area of challenge for neurodivergent people. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to make your meetings more neuroinclusive, in the context of your workplace culture and norms. Working in small groups, you will discuss the typical dysfunctions that happen before, during and after meetings and discover how these may affect neurodivergent employees in being able to meaningfully engage with their colleagues. You will then come up with best practices for meeting preparation, facilitation, interactions, and post-meeting follow-up.

Meetings – Neurodiversity Intentional Inclusion Workshop – Flyer

Recruiting & Hiring

Neurodivergent people are often misunderstood and misperceived during recruiting and interview interactions due to their differences is the way they communicate.

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the importance of adopting a mindset of compassionate curiosity while reimagining your current recruitment and hiring practices to better accommodate neurodivergent jobseekers. Neurodivergent individuals have unique needs, powerful strengths and some differences that to be supported. We will discuss proactive strategies to building a culture of psychological safety, learn how to enhance job opportunities and interview processes to support neurodivergent strengths and differences.

Recruiting & Hiring – Neurodiversity Intentional Inclusion Workshop- Flyer

Disclosure, Accommodations and
(Self-)Advocacy

One of the most difficult areas for neurodivergent people to navigate in the workplace is confidently disclosing, advocating for and collaborating with others to gain the supports they need to be an effective contributor. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the definitions of disability, disclosure and accommodations and learn how best to empower neurodivergent individuals in your workplace to feel psychologically safe. We speak to the importance of adopting a mindset of compassionate curiosity while working with your neurodivergent employees to develop a better understanding of their strengths and differences to best accommodate them. We will discuss neurodiversity affirming practices to facilitate the disclosure and accommodations process and learn how best to advocate for neurodiversity in your workplace by proactively considering neurodiversity success enablers.

Disclosure, Accommodations and (Self-)Advocacy – Neurodiversity Intentional Inclusion – Flyer