Neurodiversity for managers
Be the best boss they’ve ever had
One in five of your staff could have a neurodiverse condition, so understanding neurodiversity is crucial to supporting your entire team. This course goes much further than simple awareness training; it enables you to create a positive and productive environment for all your staff.
Suitable for: Managers
Particularly suitable for: Middle and senior managers with diverse teams and/or specific challenges
Key outcome: Participants will develop a deep understanding of neurodiversity, how to support neurodiverse staff and how to develop strategies for their specific teams
Additional outcomes
- Improvement in communication
- Increased productivity
- Improved perception of leadership
- Reduced staff turnover
- Reduced presenteeism
- Reduced absenteeism
- Reduced risk of litigation
- Increased proactive disclosure amongst neurodiverse staff
- Reduced anxiety in neurodiverse staff
- Increased psychological safety
- Increased innovation
- Improved efficiency
The course is interactive but participants are not required to join in the activities if they don’t wish to. Worksheets are provided. There are opportunities to ask questions throughout, and there are discussion sections to enable managers to craft strategies that fit their specific team.
Course content
- What is neurodiversity?
- What are neurodiverse conditions?
- Why neurotypicals are an essential part of the picture
- The difference between neurodiversity and mental illness
- What’s your neurotype?
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Dyscalculia
- ADHD
- Autism
- The basics of inclusion – and why it’s not just about accessibility
- What inclusion means for you
- What inclusion means for the organisation
- Balancing needs
- Different ways of working
- Managing individual challenges
- Supporting individual strengths
- Mitigating challenges within teams
- Building dynamic, synergistic teams
- Neurodiversity and the law
- Access to Work
- Support for managers
Post-training resources
- A full resource pack, detailing everything you’ve learnt
- Follow-up worksheets to enable participants to continue putting strategies into practice
- Certificates for each participant
- Sign-posting for managers who need additional support for themselves or a team member
Course length: Full day (7 hours)
Delivery: In-person, online or hybrid
Participant numbers: 5 to 25
Price: £1895