Guidance for Working with Neuro-Diversity

If you are a Manager or an Employee facing a performance issue potentially linked to  Neuro-Diversity, the most important thing to bear in mind is that you are legally obligated to ACT REASONABLY IN ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

You will be required to make REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS to help improve performance.

You are not required to FIX or CURE or DIAGNOSE or PASS OPINIONS - focus on making reasonable adjustments.

This course outlines your responsibilities and some basic adjustments and how to implement them.

Your legal position is outlined so that you can gauge what lawyers regard as REASONABLE. This may vary by jurisdiction but the principles are universal.

Reasonable Adjustments are typically the application of common sense - better lighting, regular breaks and scheduled professional feedback.

Professional support is increasingly available and it makes sense to request assistance especially if that would normally be regarded as the most likely reasonable option.

The essential considerations are to establish what current circumstances are for all parties, then to consider what circumstances ought to be like (required performance improvements) and then the reasonable adjustments required to deliver  the level of expected performance.

The mantra is Where are we? Where Should we be? How are we going to get there?

At all points in this process you are under a legal obligation to BEHAVE REASONABLY IN ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES.