Welcome Neurodiversity in the Workplace
The strategies we’ll discuss in this course are designed to help you create a welcoming and functional work environment.
Description
The strategies we’ll discuss in this course are designed to help you create a welcoming and functional work environment for neurotypical and neurodivergent people alike. We will focus on ways to make your workplace more accessible for neurodivergent folks by decreasing bias, using respectful language, and establishing reasonable accommodations to workflows or workspaces.
After this course, you’ll be able to:
- You will be able to make your workplace more accessible to neurodivergent team members
- You will be able to begin replacing biased behaviors and beliefs with more inclusive ones
- You will be able to identify the words or phrases you use that could be inadvertently hurtful and use more respectful language instead
- You will be able to correct yourself quickly and effectively when you make a mistake
- You will be able to create a more sensory-friendly environment
- You will be able to support the executive functioning of your team members
- You will be able to identify reasonable accommodations that make sense for your organization
- You will be able to communicate with individual team members with greater clarity and ease and with less room for confusion or uncertainty
- You will be able to help team members feel more comfortable communicating with you
What You Will Learn!
- You will be able to make your workplace more accessible to neurodivergent team members
- You will be able to begin replacing biased behaviors and beliefs with more inclusive ones
- You will be able to identify the words or phrases you use that could be inadvertently hurtful and use more respectful language instead
- You will be able to correct yourself quickly and effectively when you make a mistake
- You will be able to create a more sensory-friendly environment
- You will be able to support the executive functioning of your team members
- You will be able to identify reasonable accommodations that make sense for your organization
- You will be able to communicate with individual team members with greater clarity and ease and with less room for confusion or uncertainty
- You will be able to help team members feel more comfortable communicating with you
Who Should Attend!
- Learners who want to cultivate equity in their workplace by making it more welcoming to neurodivergent team members.