Benefits that educate and accommodate neurodivergent talent

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A safe and inclusive workplace for neurodivergent talent isn’t as hard to foster as leaders think, though they need to prioritize educating their workforce to get there.

Seventy million people live with ADHD and dyslexia, according to a recent workplace study by Understood, a non-profit focused on advocating for neurodivergent workers. And while 64% of that population agree that people talk more openly about their neurodivergence at work now than in the past, 82% still believe employers need better education on how to support this demographic. 

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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