Creating inclusive cultures for neurodivergent employees with Aron Mercer

Around 15% of the population identify as neurodivergent. However, this is sometimes invisible within organisations, often because employees don't feel safe enough to disclose their neurodivergence to their employer. 

In this episode, we speak with Aron Mercer, founding team member at Xceptional, a social enterprise that creates meaningful careers for neurodivergent individuals, about how to create safe, neuro-inclusive cultures.

In this episode, you'll learn:

How to combat the fear of getting it wrong.

Practical ways that HR practitioners can factor neurodiversity inclusion into the employee lifecycle.

How to avoid tokenistic initiatives and instead have a meaningful, positive impact on employees' experience at work.

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TRANSCRIPT

Access the episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/4ccg7Cz

SHOW NOTES

📄 Resources

Download ⁠free resources⁠, such as a language and onboarding guide, from Xceptional's website: https://bit.ly/3WRkNts

⭐ Member exclusive resources

AHRI members can log into their ⁠member dashboard⁠ and find useful neurodiversity resources via AHRI:ASSIST. For resources from Xceptional members can log into AHRI:ASSIST and under the guidelines tab, look into: Culture, Diversity and Inclusion | Australian HR Institute.

AHRI members also have access to an exclusive bonus episode where Aron and Beth discuss the importance of considering intersectionality when supporting neurodivergent employees. Log into your ⁠AHRI member dashboard⁠ to access.

Join the ⁠AHRI LinkedIn Lounge⁠ to discuss this topic with your fellow members and HR peers: https://bit.ly/4fuBEJI

📚 Further reading

⁠Unemployment rate⁠ for Autistic adults in Australia: https://bit.ly/3YDA2Ho

⁠Weapons of Math Destruction⁠ by Cathy O'Neil.

⁠Busting 5 myths about neurodiversity in the workplace ⁠(HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3LP6SOd

⁠How to support employees living with ADHD ⁠(HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3yr7PsL

⁠Developing an Autism talent program⁠ (HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3yuj5on

⁠How to make your onboarding more inclusive ⁠(HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3SzeHeo

⁠Supporting employees living with Autism⁠ (HRMOnline): https://bit.ly/3SCroVQ

🤳Connect with us

Connect with ⁠Aron Mercer on LinkedIn⁠: https://bit.ly/3yujdUT

Connect with ⁠AHRI on LinkedIn⁠: www.linkedin.com/company/ahri

Visit the ⁠Xceptional website⁠: https://bit.ly/4dtQVst