DEI Alignment through Neurodiversity
Whether it’s giving a working parent of a neurodiverse child guidance through our clinical support or providing managers with the tools to recruit and retain neurodiverse individuals in the workplace, there are many ways to tie RethinkCare into your existing DEI initiatives.
What Is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity refers to differences in how people communicate, learn, and socialize due to biological differences in the brain. Under the neurodiversity umbrella, autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are considered natural forms of neurological diversity found across all races, cultures, economic conditions, and life experiences.
Neurodiversity
Evolution has created specialist thinkers, to bring a variety of expertise to humanity
Dyscalculia
• verbal skills
• innovative thinking
Dyslexia
• visual thinking
• creativity
•3D mechanical skills
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• creativity
• hyper-focus
• energy & passion
Tourette Syndrome
• observational skills
• cognitive control
• creativity
Autism
• concentration
• fine detail processing
• memory
DCD/Dyspraxia
• verbal skills
• empathy
• intuition
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What Are the Strengths of Neurodiverse Individuals?
Neurodiverse individuals can provide some of the richest talent to employers. This population excels in things like hyper-focus, creativity, and innovative thinking – just to name a few.
- 15-20% of the world is neurodiverse.1
- 20% of undergraduates have some type of disability.2
- Up to 85% of adults with autism are unemployed or underemployed.3
Sources: 1 Doyle, N. (2020). Neurodiversity at work: a biopsychosocial model and the impact on working adults. British Medical Bulletin, 135(1), 108 2 US Department of Education. (2019). Profile of undergraduate students: 2015–16 (Report No. 2019‐467). National Center for Education Research 3 Ovaska-Few, S. (2018). Promoting neurodiversity. Journal of Accountancy, 225(1), 46-49. 4 Adapted from Weinberg, Ashley & Doyle, Nancy. (2017). Psychology at work: Improving wellbeing and productivity in the workplace.
Why Should You Create a Neurodiverse Talent Pool?
- Neurodiverse individuals are 30% more productive than their neurotypical peers in certain roles 5
- Individuals with autism can be 40% faster at problem solving 6
- Individuals with autism often have increased focus & attention to detail 7
- Hiring neurodiverse candidates can significantly cut staff recruitment & training costs 8
Sources: 5 Robert D. Austin and Gary P. Pisano, “Neurodiversity as a competitive advantage: Why you should embrace it in your workforce ,” Harvard Business Review 6 Soulières, et al., (2009). Enhanced visual processing contributes to matrix reasoning in autism. Human brain mapping, 30(12), 4082-4107. 7 Markel, K. S., & Elia, B. (2016). How human resource management can best support employees with autism: Future directions for research and practice. Journal of Business and Management, 22(1), 71-84. 8 Wooldridge, A. (2022, February 4). America Is Facing a Great Talent Recession. Bloomberg.com.
How Does RethinkCare Holistically Support Neurodiversity?
Parental Success
Help parents meet their neurodiverse child’s unique needs
Personal Wellbeing
Equip neurodiverse individuals to manage environmental stressors
Professional Resilience
Prepare managers & employees for a neurodiverse workforce
Parental Success
Prepare Children for School
Build Daily Living Skills
Grow Social & Emotional Awareness
Professional Resilience
Support Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Build Emotional Intelligence
Drive Team Collaboration
Personal Wellbeing
Advocate for Yourself
Manage Emotions
Reduce Stress & Anxiety
Neurodiversity Resources
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