What is Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a term which describes the natural differences in the way that people think and process information.
Thinking Differently at Work
Neurodiversity is a term which describes the natural differences in the way that people think and process information.
GMB's Thinking Differently at Work – Toolkit on Neurodiversity in the Workplace includes a model employer policy aimed at making the world of work more inclusive.
The toolkit includes three main documents, linked below. They include:
- An introduction to diagnostic labels, including dyslexia and ADHD.
- Good employment practice and neurodiversity and the law.
- Info on getting an assessment, diagnosis or disclosing a neurodivergent condition to an employer.
- Advice on reasonable adjustments, Access to Work and other official schemes.
- Tools for reps including a checklist, a model letter to employers and a model neurodiversity employer policy.
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