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2023
How to Make Meetings More Inclusive
Apr14
Featured image by Jopwell, Pexels Meetings are an essential part of workplace life. They enable employers and their employees to communicate and share information, solve problems, resolve disputes, improve performance, build teamwork, and move projects forward. However, neurodiverse employees can find meetings challenging. For example, an employee with autism may
2023
6 Common Myths about Dyslexia
Apr07
Featured image by Hasan Albari, Pexels Dyslexia is a learning difference that affects how people read, write, and spell. Characteristics of dyslexia include difficulties in phonological awareness, verbal memory, and verbal processing speed. About 1 in 10 people in the world have dyslexia. This is equal to 780 million people.
2023
Diversity and Inclusion Activities for the Workplace
Apr03
Featured Image by fauxels, Pexels Diversity and inclusion are two terms that received an increased amount of attention in the last years, especially in the organisational context. Growing consideration has been attributed to these terms to raise awareness of neurodiversity and have a better understanding of how workplaces deal with
2023
What is the Difference Between Dyscalculia and Dyslexia
Mar31
Featured Image by Alexander Grey, Pexels Dyscalculia and dyslexia are specific learning difficulties, affecting reading/writing (dyslexia) or mathematics (dyscalculia). About 5% and 10% of the UK population have dyscalculia and dyslexia (respectively). This article will discuss the main similarities, differences and comorbidity. There will also be links to dyscalculia and
2023
How Can You Manage Dyscalculia in the Workplace?
Mar17
Featured Image by Stanislav Kondratiev, Pexels Dyscalculia is a specific mathematics learning difference. Statistics indicate approximately 5% of the UK population have dyscalculia. This article will discuss the signs of dyscalculia, challenges people with dyscalculia can face in the workplace, how to manage dyscalculia in the workplace and a test
2023
What is Neurodiversity Celebration Week?
Mar13
Featured Image by Sharon McCutcheon, Pexels.com Neurodiversity is a spectrum of conditions that primarily affect how people see and do things. People who have the conditions are classed as Neurodivergent. People that are diagnosed with neurodiverse conditions often think and do things that are different from how others do not
2023
Anxiety Tics: What Are They & Symptoms
Mar10
Featured image by David Garrison, Pexels You’re on the bus to work and you feel like everyone’s watching you. You can feel the anxiety coursing through your stomach and chest. It settles in your hands and builds up, becoming unbearable. You need to do something, anything, to relieve it. You
2023
How to Support an Employee with Tourette’s Syndrome?
Mar08
Featured Image by Khoai, Pexels Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological condition characterised by repetitive involuntary movements and vocalisations called tics. Tourette’s Syndrome is common with more than 300,000 children and adults in the UK living with TS. This article will cover the challenges that individuals with Tourette’s Syndrome can face