Breakout Activity Discussion Two: Neurodiversity at Work - Case Studies

Instructions

• The person whose first name is first alphabetically will be the leader of this activity.
  
• Leader, guide your team through the Case Studies below and decide:

          What do you do? What are your first instincts?

          Consider what reasonable adjustments could be made to ensure that each colleague feels supported.

Case Study One:

You are in a weekly update at the beginning of the week.

Dita, begins to share news on recent changes and how her team are coping, when Steve jumps in with his update.

Steve often speaks over others and appears to take their ideas as his own. He is well-liked, but some colleagues, including Dita, feel that he dominates meetings.

What do you do? What are your first instincts?

Case Study Two:

James has had a recent diagnosis of ADHD. They are often inattentive and can find it difficult to concentrate on given tasks. They frequently forget to bring the correct resources needed to meetings. Their verbal communication is excellent, and they build positive relationships with colleagues and clients.

Suggest Reasonable Adjustments

Case Study Three:

Jo is a popular Business Support Team colleague, with so much energy and enthusiasm for their work, as well as encouraging everyone to get involved in charitable events throughout the year. Jo has lots to say but often doesn’t seem to listen to others, loses focus, and gets side-tracked.

When it comes to organising paperwork,, Jo seems more reluctant. At a recent meeting, some important data had gone missing, and this has caused some concern for the Business Support Team Coordinator. 

Suggest Reasonable Adjustments

Breakout Discussion Three

Instructions
 

• Your leader for this activity will be the person born in the latest month of the year. 

• Your leader will select a speaker for the team, who will share a brief summary of what was discussed. If you don't want to be the speaker, you can choose someone else.

• Make sure that all voices are heard - consciously include all members of the team!

Reflect and Discuss:

How can we help employees make their own work more interesting, use more skills, take more initiative, work flexibly, communicate better, develop resilience and build relations with co-workers?