Neurodiversity in the Workplace
 Discussion Topics

Discussion One


Instructions

 

• Your leader for this activity will be the person born in the earliest 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!


  1. What do you and your team already do well but could do more consistently?

2. Is there anything you'd like to do better?

3. What might you or members of your team do differently?

4. What could you do less of, in order to be more neuro-inclusive?

Discussion Two

Receptive/Expressive Communication Activity


Instructions


  • The person whose first name is first alphabetically will be the leader of this activity.
  • Your leader will decide who will be Speaker A and who will be Speaker B.
  • Your leader will guide you through each part of the activity, following the instructions below.


PART ONE

  • In a moment, SPEAKER A is going to talk for one minute about their weekend and SPEAKER B is just going to listen.
  • OK – off you go [1 minute].
  • And stop!
  • How did that feel? Easy? Good!


PART TWO

  • Now, SPEAKER B is going to talk about their weekend for one minute. BUT they are not allowed to use any words containing the letter ‘e’.
  • Ready? Off you go! [1 minute].
  • And stop!
  • How did that feel? 
  • Were you able to speak as fluently as your partner? 
  • How did that make you feel? 
  • SPEAKER A - how did it feel listening as your partner was struggling to put their thoughts into words? Frustrating? Annoying?

Discussion Three


Instructions

• Your leader for this activity will be the person who most recently joined the organisation. 

• 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!


  1. What types of communication do you use in your role?
  2. Are there areas where communication could be enhanced?
  3. How might this be done?
  4. What impact might this have upon those involved?


Discussion Four


Instructions

• Your leader for this activity will be the person whose first name contains the most letters

• 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!


  1. What aspects of your environment might amplify the sensory processing challenges?
  2. What impact might this have upon anxiety levels?
  3. How might these be overcome?

Discussion Five


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?

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