Dwayne Fernandes, co-founder of gaming startup Minds at Play, employs Tyran Bunt, 24, (Ty) an autistic non-binary person who acts as an assistant games master and content editor. The company aims to foster communication and social interaction through a popular role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons (D&D).Read more: https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/autistic-person-dream-job-gaming-startup
Dyslexic professionals first rate themselves out of 10 on those particular skill-sets. Then supervisors do the same thing anonymously. Once coaching sessions are finished, the professional and their supervisor to re-score this performance.Read more: https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/job-coaching-dyslexic-adults-work
Indian hotel chain Lemon Tree Hotel has an award-winning diversity employment program—which grew from hiring just two individuals to attracting around 20% of their current workforce.They modified their job interview process, partnered with relevant NGOs and focused on getting executive buy-in from the upper levels of management.Read more: https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/hotel-chain-autistic-staff-case-study
Most neurodivergent people just want to be treated the same way as other employees. When it comes to ADHD, here are four principles of good management: 1. Think of them as a person first2. Be specific with instructions3. Check and follow up4. Don't assume Read more: https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/manage-adhd-employees-examples
One autistic worker needed more mental processing time for instructions or approaches. Her team came up with a safe word. "If we want someone to give us space, in our team we say 'banana', and if we're in a client-facing space where that won't be appropriate, we turn our phones over on the table."Read the full case study here: https://www.neurodiversitymedia.com/managing-autistic-employees-synergy-group-australia
