• Understand the importance of enhancing levels of attainment and working conditions
• Looking to different styles of support for neurodiverse individuals including support eco-systems and ‘non-traditional’ training methods
• Appreciating and celebrating differences in the workplace and the value every individual brings
• Ensuring neurodivergent individuals' needs are accommodated and the organisation is flexible
• The importance of being able to have an open conversation around neurodiversity in the workplace

• Definition of neurodiversity
• The ‘spiky profile’
• Challenges of accommodating neurodiversity in the workplace
• Key questions
• Inspirational role models

• Embracing and supporting diversity, including disability and neurodiversity, can help organisations reach and attract staff from a wider talent pool. It encourages employee loyalty and retention, positive brand awareness, and new ways of thinking
• Hear from Texthelp’s accessibility and inclusion specialist Rebecca Smyth on the role of technology in supporting DE&I efforts. From recruitment and on-boarding, right through to staff development and retention, the right tools can help
• Listen as she shares best practices from organisations such as the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, South Yorkshire Police and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Rebecca will also discuss tools and solutions that can be used by D&I Specialists and HR professionals to improve disability inclusion

• Introduction- the current challenge around employment affecting autistic people.
• Explain some of the barriers faced by neurodivergent people at recruitment.
• Explain some of the barriers faced in work and the adjustments that can be made.
• Conclusion with what key adjustments can be made by employers be taken to improve the chances of neurodivergent people finding and retaining employment.

• Hear from The Centre For Neurodiversity At Work - the first of its kind in the UK
• Discover their cutting-edge research to support inclusive organisation practice

• This session aims to give an overview of Tourette Syndrome and co-occurring conditions
• What internal and external factors impact tics and Tourettes
• Myth busting common misconceptions.
• How we can support people living with Tourettes to thrive in the workplace including reasonable adjustments

• Neurodiversity - What definition are we working to
• What are the barriers that neurodivergent people face in employment?
• How might we address these barriers?
• We are only at the beginning, so what next?
• Looking at the success of people networks in the supporting of individuals at work
• The power of bringing your whole self to work

*programme subject to change without notice