The Autism and ADHD in the Workplace Conference and Exhibition
Manchester 8 December 2026, 9:00am - 4:30pm
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8:30am
Delegate Registration and Networking
9:30am
Chair’s Welcome Address
9:40am
Opening Keynote: What Does a Truly Neuroinclusive Workplace Look Like?
- Moving beyond awareness towards meaningful workplace inclusion
- Understanding autism and ADHD through a strengths-based, neuroaffirming lens
- Identifying the workplace barriers that can prevent neurodivergent people from thriving
- Creating cultures where neurodivergent employees can contribute, progress and succeed
10:00am
From Recruitment to Retention: Building Neuroinclusive Employment Practices
- Removing barriers across recruitment, onboarding, performance management and progression
- Rethinking traditional recruitment processes and selection methods
- Creating accessible job descriptions, interviews and assessment processes
- Moving from individual adjustments towards inclusion by design
- Building sustainable approaches that improve recruitment and retention of neurodivergent talent
10:20am
Industry Case Study
Widgit Software Limited
10:40am
Questions and Answers
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Industry Case Study
Spaghetti Bridge Ltd
11:50am
Diagnosis, Late Diagnosis and the Workplace: Does a Diagnosis Matter?
- Understanding the pathway to an autism and/or ADHD diagnosis and why many people reach adulthood without being identified
- Exploring why autistic and ADHD people may seek diagnosis later in life
- What a diagnosis can mean for an individual
- Do you need a diagnosis to ask for workplace support, and what can employers do when someone is exploring or awaiting assessment?
12:10pm
Autism, ADHD and the Workplace: Understanding the AuDHD Experience
- Understanding how autistic and ADHD traits can intersect at work
- Executive functioning, attention, regulation and energy management
- The impact of sensory overload, masking and burnout
- Recognising strengths as well as barriers
- What managers and colleagues can do to create more effective working relationships
12:30pm
Questions And Answers Session
12:45pm
Lunch And Networking
1:45pm
Beyond Performance: Supporting Wellbeing, Regulation and Sustainable Employment
- Understanding what sits behind workplace distress, absence and disengagement
- Recognising burnout and preventing avoidable escalation
- Creating conditions that support regulation, wellbeing and sustainable performance
- Effective reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010
- Moving from reactive support to proactive workplace inclusion
2:05pm
Panel Discussion: Beyond Being Heard – Giving Neurodivergent Employees a Meaningful Voice at Work
- What good workplace support really looks like from lived experience
- Creating meaningful opportunities for neurodivergent employees to influence workplace policy and practice
- Challenging assumptions around capability, communication and professionalism
- Balancing individual choice with organisational responsibility
- Creating employee voice, belonging and psychological safety
2:45pm
Break and Networking
3:15pm
Beyond the Mask: Recognising the Neurodivergent Employees We Risk Losing
- Understanding masking and camouflaging in the workplace
- Recognising overlooked presentations, including women and high-achieving professionals
- The impact of masking on wellbeing, confidence, performance and career progression
- Creating safer routes to support without requiring disclosure
3:35pm
Inclusion by Design: Building a Neuroinclusive Workplace Culture
- Moving beyond one-off reasonable adjustments towards systemic inclusion
- Embedding neuroinclusive practice across HR, recruitment, management and leadership
- Developing confident managers and inclusive leadership
- Creating effective workplace policies and processes
3:55pm
Chair’s Summary and Close
4:00pm
Conference Close