Employees say more work is needed to support neurodiversity

Aviva research shows

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Both employers (65%) and employees (61%) have said that more awareness is needed to support neurodivergent employees in the workplace, according to Aviva.

The provider's Working Lives Report found that nearly one fifth (18%) of these employers and a similar number of employees (17%) believed there is still a stigma associated with neurodivergence. As such, people have been afraid to inform colleagues that they are neurodivergent, according to both employers (19%) and employees (16%) surveyed. While positive steps have been made to support neurodivergent employees in the workplace, employers (63%) and employees (48%) said that there is more that can be done. The most common type of support that employees said would be most beneficial ...

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