Retaining neurodivergent employees
There's been some good progress made on neurodivergent recruitment, but it's not always a good thing to be recruited into somewhere you're not supported. In this livestream I talk about:
- Why workplace neurodiversity goes beyond recruitment
- The practical and structural barriers neurodivergent people face, and some ways to address them
- The personal and social barriers neurodivergent people face, and some ways to address them
Content warning: Mention of bullying and harassment, social isolation
Resources
- Hartman, Lorne M., Mehrdad Farahani, Alexander Moore, Ateeya Manzoor, and Braxton L. Hartman. “Organizational Benefits of Neurodiversity: Preliminary Findings on Autism and the Bystander Effect.” Autism Research 16, no. 10 (2023): 1989–2001. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3012.
- Kim, Moon Joung, and Jin Nam Choi. “Group Identity and Positive Deviance in Work Groups.” The Journal of Social Psychology 158, no. 6 (November 2, 2018): 730–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2017.1412931.
- Ali, Muhammad, Mirit Grabarski, and Marzena Baker. “The Influence of Neurodiversity Management on Affective Commitment and Turnover Intention: The Role of Neurodiversity Awareness.” Employee Relations, January 29, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-09-2023-0476.
- Hall, Douglas T., and Victoria A. Parker. “The Role of Workplace Flexibility in Managing Diversity.” Organizational Dynamics 22, no. 1 (Summer 1993): 4–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-2616(93)90078-F.
- Hickox, Stacy A, and Keenan Case. “Risking Stigmatization to Gain Accommodation” 22 (n.d.): 58.
- Bedi, Akanksha. “No Herd for Black Sheep: A Meta‐Analytic Review of the Predictors and Outcomes of Workplace Ostracism.” Applied Psychology: An International Review 70, no. 2 (April 2021): 861–904. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12238.
- Mellifont, Damian. “Taming the Raging Bully! A Case Study Critically Exploring Anti-Bullying Measures to Support Neurodiverse Employees.” South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases 9, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 54–67. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277977919881406.