Neurodiversity
Welcome to ERSA’s Neurodiversity of Good Practice
Developed by ERSA members for individuals, employers and employability professionals
DEI Webinar Series: helping neurodivergent staff to thrive
Retaining neurodivergent talent – How to create an environment that encourages success
Visit and sign up here to access these and other useful resources for DEI and HR Professionals.
What is Neurodiversity?
Slides from Professor Amanda Kirby
Newsletter Neurodiversity 101 from Professor Amanda Kirby via Linkedin
Neurodivergent voices: lived experiences
Neurodiversity – words matter
Neurodiversity- what is Dyspraxia/DCD? Why be aware?
Neurodiversity – 20 ways to be a neuro-inclusive recruiter
What is dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia, also known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), is a neurological condition that affects the brains ability to process information that results in disturbances in movements, planning, speech and learning new tasks/processing new information. Read more
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Market Engagement and Events for organisations
New government support package to help more disabled people into work (29 December 2021)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-support-package-to-help-more-disabled-people-into-work
Coming soon, market engagement event for ERSA members and guests on the DWP’s Autism Pilot.
‘Neurodiversity’ focussed meeting on 7 September 2021
part of the Disability, Health and Employment Forum
Watch on demand
Get in touch with the team via policy@ersa.org.uk if you have any questions regarding the content of this meeting.
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Resources:
The DWP Autism and Neurodiversity Toolkit for staff and managers
This Toolkit is a resource to support awareness and understanding of Autism Spectrum Conditions and providing practical guidance for supporting people who have neurodiverse conditions into employment.The site also contains useful resources and additional local support contacts and organisations. https://www.autismandneurodiversitytoolkit.org/
DWP Policy paper: Autism strategy implementation plan: 2021 to 2022 (July 2021)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-strategy-for-autistic-children-young-people-and-adults-2021-to-2026/autism-strategy-implementation-plan-2021-to-2022-annex-a
Research into US/UK employment support: Ezra: ‘Neurodiversity in the Modern Workplace’
Youth participation: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/youth-participation
Paid work experience: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/employment/paid-work-experience
Employment toolkits: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk/what-we-do/employment/toolkits
Adjustments in the workplace list: DARE Adjustments Toolkit (dareuk.org)
Making a neurodiverse inclusive environment: https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/resources-for-researchers-and-the-autism-community/attachments/10-steps-to-creating-a-neurodiverse-inclusive-environment.pdf
Employment profiling: https://sites.google.com/port.ac.uk/autismemploymenttoolkit/profling
