Support in the workplace will go far to helping neurodivergent people in financial services
Neurodiversity needs to be better understood in order to remove "persistent prejudices" from the workplace, a study has claimed.
More than 15 per cent of people in the UK are neurodivergent, according to a report, commissioned by the charity Neurodiversity in Business.
However, the report, Neurodiversity at Work 2023: Demand, Supply and a Gap Analysis, said there has been little discussion on mainstream channels on how to support neurodivergent colleagues at work.
According to one of the supporters of the report, this needs to change, because “supporting neurodivergent colleagues is the right thing to do, but also, neuro-inclusive cultures are known to have a distinct impact on a company's creativity and profitability.”
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