Course Overview
Neurodiversity is an important part of workplace diversity, and managers play a key role in shaping the culture, experiences and opportunities within their teams.
This comprehensive one-day course has been designed to support managers to develop the knowledge, confidence and practical skills needed to lead neurodiverse teams inclusively and effectively.
The first part of the programme builds on core neurodiversity awareness, exploring neurodiversity, individual experiences, strengths, barriers and the ways in which workplace environments can affect neurodivergent people. The second part focuses on the manager’s role and provides opportunities to apply this understanding to everyday leadership and people-management practice.
Through interactive learning, reflection, discussion and practical workplace-based activities, delegates will explore inclusive leadership, psychological safety, communication, workplace support and approaches that enable neurodivergent colleagues to thrive.
The course promotes strengths-based, person-centred and trauma-informed approaches. It recognises that every individual is different and that effective support should be developed through respectful, collaborative conversations rather than assumptions or a one-size-fits-all approach.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is suitable for:
- Line managers
- Team leaders
- Supervisors
- Senior managers
- Operational and service managers
- Aspiring managers
- Leaders with responsibility for supporting and developing staff
- Human resources and people-management professionals
No previous knowledge of neurodiversity is required.
Course Duration
7 hours of learning
This is delivered as a full-day programme, with comfort and lunch breaks.
Maximum Number of Delegates
Maximum 15 delegates
The smaller group size supports meaningful discussion, active participation, peer learning and opportunities to apply learning to realistic workplace situations.
Course Aim
To develop managers’ understanding, confidence and practical skills so they can create inclusive, supportive and psychologically safe workplaces where neurodivergent colleagues are valued and enabled to thrive.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Explain the concept of neurodiversity and recognise the value of neurodivergent perspectives, experiences and strengths.
- Recognise how workplace environments, systems, culture and management practices may create barriers or support inclusion.
- Understand how individual experiences may be influenced by communication, sensory needs, executive functioning, uncertainty, change and workplace expectations.
- Demonstrate increased awareness of the manager’s role in creating psychologically safe, respectful and inclusive teams.
- Apply practical approaches to communication, clarity, flexibility, feedback and everyday management.
- Develop confidence in having supportive, person-centred conversations about individual needs and workplace barriers.
- Recognise the importance of collaborative approaches to workplace support and reasonable adjustments.
- Consider neuroinclusive approaches to recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal, development, wellbeing and performance management.
- Identify practical actions to strengthen neuroinclusive leadership within their own team or area of responsibility.