About the event

This interactive workshop helps you understand neurodiversity, communicate more inclusively and create environments where everyone can contribute. You will explore what neurodiversity means, how different thinking and working styles can show up in university life and the workplace, and practical strategies for being a more inclusive peer, teammate and future colleague.

The session is relevant whether you are neurodivergent yourself, work alongside neurodivergent peers or simply want to be part of more inclusive teams. You will leave with clearer language, practical approaches and greater confidence to support inclusion in group work, societies, placements and future employment.

What will we cover?

• What is neurodiversity? Key terms, common profiles (e.g. autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s) and the strengths and challenges that can come with different ways of thinking, learning and communicating.
• Barriers and inclusion: How environments, expectations and assumptions can create barriers for neurodivergent students and staff, and how small adjustments can make a big difference.
• Inclusive communication: Practical strategies for clear, respectful communication, giving and receiving feedback, and working effectively across different styles.
• Teamwork and collaboration: How to share responsibilities and create psychologically safe spaces where people can be themselves.
• Employability and professional practice: How neuro-inclusive practice connects to workplace expectations, reasonable adjustments and the skills employers value in diverse teams.

Who should attend?

• Students who want to understand neurodiversity and be more inclusive peers and teammates.
• Students involved in societies, committees, peer mentoring, volunteering or leadership roles.
• Anyone interested in equality, diversity and inclusion, disability awareness or accessible practice.
• Students considering careers in education, health, social care, HR, management, tech, creative industries or any sector where inclusive teamwork matters.
• Skills, knowledge and behaviours

What you will improve

Skills:

• Using inclusive, respectful language about neurodiversity    
• Adapting communication for different styles and needs
• Collaborating effectively with people who think and work differently
• Giving and receiving feedback in inclusive ways    

Knowledge:

• What neurodiversity means and examples of neurodivergent profiles
• How environments and expectations can create barriers or support inclusion    
• How neurodiversity relates to employability and workplace inclusion
• Basics of reasonable adjustments and inclusive practice in study and work

Behaviours:    

• Challenging stigma, stereotypes and unhelpful assumptions
• Proactively considering accessibility and inclusion in group work and activities
• Listening without judgement and respecting different ways of participating
• Modifying your own approach to support others and improve team functioning
• Acting as an ally and promoting psychologically safe, inclusive spaces

By attending, you will strengthen your understanding of inclusion, build practical skills for diverse teams and gain examples you can use in applications and interviews to show you can work effectively with a wide range of people.