Neurodiversity Inclusion and Support Resources
Neurodiversity Inclusion and Support Resources
We are working to create a campus which is accessible for everyone to enjoy and an the environment which helps all staff to perform at their very best.
Neurodiversity refers to variation in how our brains process information and therefore how people experience the world. Neurodivergent conditions include Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, and others. Neurodivergence is protected as a disability under the Equality Act.
Learn more and find support using the range of resources and support outlined below...
Did you know:
It is estimated that between 15 and 20% of the UK population are neurodivergent.
Most neurodivergent people (85%) are in work, but face challenges, marginalisation, and discrimination in neurotypical workplaces.
Sources of support
Below find sources of support and peer community networks:
Adjustments: Our adjustments process helps remove or reduce workplace barriers and enable equal access to work and opportunities.
Networks: Join a neurodiversity related staff group, including a support for parents/carers of neurodivergent young people.
Software: We have a wide range of assistive software and productivity tools available to support staff and students.
Wellbeing: The Staff Wellbeing Hub and Wellbeing and Student Support includes a range of sources of support to help you stay well.
Misconduct: If you have experienced or witnessed discrimination, bullying, harassment, or sexual misconduct or relationship abuse or violence, you can use to report it anonymously or speak in confidence to an advisor about your options.
Sign up to adjustments training for managers
Our 1.5-hours, in-person adjustments training covers what adjustments are, the process, and the role managers play.
Wider work
Scroll to see work across the institution designed to foster inclusive practice and create a culture that truly thrives on difference:
Neurodiversity Champions: Our Neurodiversity Champions are here to provide a safe space for any questions. The Champions are all staff with lived experience and understanding of neurodivergence and are an invaluable resource to offer advice, share experiences, and signpost to support services.
Neurodiversity Toolkit: The Neurodiversity Toolkit project is designed to help academic staff at the university to support neurodivergent students, by creating an interactive toolkit with resources and exemplars collected from the staff community and supported by testimonies from neurodivergent students.
Inclusive Talent Programmes: We are identifying talent that has found itself excluded and under-represented and providing programmes to nurture that talent and establish a pipeline of diverse and inclusive leaders for today and tomorrow. Neurodivergent staff are eligible for our INspire, Accelerate, and EmpowerUs talent programmes.
Let's Talk About Disability: The 'Let鈥檚 Talk About Disability' campaign aims to raise awareness of disability in a positive and inclusive way. Instalments celebrate different areas with personal stories and useful links and resources, including mental health, autism, D/deaf awareness, assistance dogs, and more.
The Umbrella Project: Warwick Medical School partnered with the ADHD Foundation to take part in the national Umbrella Project, a display of colourful umbrellas representing all the different minds that come under the 鈥榰mbrella鈥� term of neurodiversity and the incredible potential of neurodivergent individuals.
Personal stories
Personal stories help demonstrate how inclusion issues manifest in everyday life and counter single stories that are often incomplete or inaccurate, challenging stereotypes and demonstrating the real human impact of these issues.
Read personal stories from the Warwick community reflecting on their personal journeys and lived experiences of neurodivergence, including Dyslexia and Autism.
If you'd like to share a personal story to be included on this page, please get in touch at .
Read the Social Inclusion Annual Report for more about the action we're taking.
The Social Inclusion Annual Report highlights the work that has been taking place across the University over the last year, and how it is helping us to meet our Social Inclusion Strategy objectives to increase the diversity of our staff and student communities, develop an inclusive culture, and become an internationally recognised leader in inclusion.