Neurodiversity

🧠 🧠 🧠 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧?

🌈 Most people are neurotypical, meaning that the brain functions and processes information in the way society expects.

🌈 However around one in seven people - c.15%+ of people in the UK - are neurodivergent.

🌈 If you want to get a better idea of how someone who is neuro diverse sees the world have a look at this powerful short video on Neuro Diversity in the work place by the BBC. https://lnkd.in/g3MtFTQD

🌈 It certainly makes you think about the working environment and how sensory processing can massively impact neuro diverse people's experience.

👏 👏 👏 Thank you Ben Miller FRSA for running a very insightful session this morning on behalf of First Ascent Group and The Oakridge Centre.

Thanks Simone Robinson CertIoDNatalie Griffiths (she/her)Steve Bentley for organising these EDI sessions.

There were some great reminders about:

🎯 Why there is so much interest in Neuro Diversity.

🎯 The impact of Human's past and present on the evolution of our brains.

🎯 Embracing Variances and being careful of labelling.

🎯 The Types of Neuro diversity.

🎯 Why our brain is divided and hemispheric habits and pattern recognition.

As always its great to engage with colleagues with similar interests

Kylie Seaman Katie Bavester Helen Hughes Jo Cotton Anna Marsden Liz Wojciechowski Penny Tate Anita Roche