Creating inclusive cultures for neurodivergent employees with Aron Mercer 2e4rl

Around 15% of the population identify as neurodivergent. However, this is sometimes invisible within organisations, often because employees don't feel safe enough to disclose their neurodivergence to their employer.  In this episode, we speak with Aron Mercer, founding team member at Xceptional, a social enterprise that creates meaningful careers for neurodivergent individuals, about how to create safe, neuro-inclusive cultures. In this episode, you'll learn: How to combat the fear of getting it wrong. Practical ways that HR practitioners can factor neurodiversity inclusion into the employee lifecycle. How to avoid tokenistic initiatives and instead have a meaningful, positive impact on employees' experience at work. TRANSCRIPT Access the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/4ccg7Cz SHOW NOTES 📄 Resources ⁠free resources⁠, such as a language and onboarding guide, from Xceptional's website: https://bit.ly/3WRkNts ⭐ Member exclusive resources AHRI can to their ⁠member dashboard⁠ and find useful neurodiversity resources via AHRI:ASSIST. AHRI also have access to an exclusive bonus episode where Aron and Beth discuss the importance of considering intersectionality when ing neurodivergent employees. to your ⁠AHRI member dashboard⁠ to access. the ⁠AHRI LinkedIn Lounge⁠ to discuss this topic with your fellow and HR peers: https://bit.ly/4fuBEJI 📚 Further reading ⁠Unemployment rate⁠ for Autistic adults in Australia: https://bit.ly/3YDA2Ho ⁠Weapons of Math Destruction⁠ by Cathy O'Neil. ⁠Busting 5 myths about neurodiversity in the workplace ⁠(HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3LP6SOd ⁠How to employees living with ADHD ⁠(HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3yr7PsL ⁠Developing an Autism talent program⁠ (HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3yuj5on ⁠How to make your onboarding more inclusive ⁠(HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3SzeHeo ⁠ing employees living with Autism⁠ (HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3SCroVQ 🤳Connect with us Connect with ⁠Aron Mercer on LinkedIn⁠: https://bit.ly/3yujdUT Connect with ⁠Beth Hall HR on LinkedIn⁠: www.linkedin.com/in/bethhall Connect with ⁠AHRI on LinkedIn⁠: www.linkedin.com/company/ahri Visit the ⁠Xceptional website⁠: https://bit.ly/4dtQVst 59478