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Unlock the Potential: How ADHD in the Workplace Enriches Diversity
- ADHD
Too often, the added value, talents and unique perspectives of colleagues with ADHD are overshadowed by prejudices and incorrect assumptions, such as people with ADHD cannot sit still or are lazy. The study ‘Workplace Neurodiversity: The Power Of Difference’ conducted by the ‘Institute of Leadership & Management’ showed that ADHD has the most stigma in the workplace and that 32% of the companies surveyed would not hire employees with that neurotype. That is why we believe that ADHD deserves a place in the spotlight, and there is no better time to do this than during ‘ADHD Awareness Month’. Discover the added value of this neurotype in this article and how colleagues with ADHD enrich your team and organization with their contributions.
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Dyslexia in the workplace
- Dyslexia
We previously discussed autism in the workplace in the context of autism day. The first week of October 2023 was all about dyslexia. And just like with autism, dyslexic colleagues are an enormous added value within the team and the organisation thanks to the talents and new perspectives they contribute. These talents are often overshadowed by an overfocus on the challenges of or prejudices about people with dyslexia in the workplace, such as being lazy or stupid. Read on to discover more about this neurotype and its positive impact in the workplace.
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Neurodiversity: an untapped opportunity in the workplace
- Neurodiversity
When discussing diversity, we often consider age, gender, migration background, sexual orientation, religion, etc. But we rarely talk about neurodiversity. It is also literally invisible. Nevertheless, every company comes into contact with this form of diversity without even realising it, and it has an enormous impact on the productivity, team dynamics and returns of organisations.
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Embracing ADHD and Other Neurodivergencies in Software Development Teams
- ADHD
- Collaboration
In recent years, there has been increased attention to neurodivergencies such as ADHD, hyper-sensitivity, autism, dyslexia, etc. More people seem to self-identify as being neurodivergent, and companies are starting to pay attention to becoming more neuro-inclusive and fostering the strengths of neurodiversity.
In this article, I’m telling my own story with ADHD while working as a software developer and becoming a team lead, what I learned, and what I found to be working well to help people with ADHD and more to thrive in their teams and companies.
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Autism in the workplace
- Autism
People with autism face significant employment challenges on a global scale. The participation rate of adults with autism in the labour market is low (Patton, 2018; ‘Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review’ by Davies, Romualdez, and Remington, 2024). Even autistics with mild challenges in the workplace show an unemployment rate of 80 per cent. How is it possible that the participation rate is so low?
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