Neurodiversity and Inclusion Training For Employers in Scotland
Learning about neurodiversity and inclusion is a vital step for employers in building inclusive workplaces that attract and retain the significant strengths and talents of people with ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions. Our neurodiversity training courses cover a wide range of neurodivergent conditions and experiences including but not limited to:
- ADHD
- Autism
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Dycalculia
- Dysgraphia
- Tourette’s Syndrome
Why Neurodiversity in the Workplace Matters
Around 20% of the population are neurodivergent. That means neurodivergent people are present across every part of your organisation, including:
- Employees and organisational leadership
- Family members of employees
- Customers and service users
- Audiences, partners, and investors
It’s likely that you don’t know who is neurodivergent. They may not tell you, or they may not know themselves.
ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions have historically been under-diagnosed in the UK. Many people either do not know they are neurodivergent or cannot access formal assessment and support.
Neurodivergent conditions can be experienced as disabling to some people and can be considered as disabilities for the purposes of UK Equalities Act 2010. Therefore employers have legal obligations to ensure that neurodivergent people have fair and equitable access to jobs, opportunities, support, and accommodations in their workplace.
At the same time, growing awareness is highlighting the creativity, energy, innovation, and problem-solving abilities that neurodivergent people often bring to organisations. Employers therefore face both an opportunity and a responsibility:
- to create inclusive workplaces
- to meet legal obligations
- and to unlock the potential of neurodivergent talent.
Truly inclusive environments don’t require a diagnosis or a disclosure to work for everyone. They are designed and run to attract, accommodate, support and harness the strengths and needs of the rich variety of minds, bodies, and human experiences.
Recognising Strengths, Removing Barriers
Our neurodiversity and inclusion training programmes help organisations across Scotland understand ADHD, support neurodivergent staff, and build more inclusive workplaces. Organisations that understand neurodiversity benefit from:
- Access to wider talent pools
- Improved employee wellbeing and retention
- Better legal compliance within the Equality Act 2010
- More innovative and creative teams
- Stronger inclusive workplace culture
Our Learning Ethos
The courses we design and deliver have a core common ethos. They are:
- Drawn from a combination of research evidence, professional expertise, and lived experience of neurodivergence.
- Empathy-driven – helping participants understand, connect with, and value the ADHD and broader neurodivergent perspective.
- Interactive and engaging – designed to stimulate discussion and connect with different learning styles.
- Inclusive – designed to minimise the need for separate or “special” practices while benefiting both neurodivergent and neurotypical staff.
- Conversational – our courses create space for discussion on when, and how inclusive approaches to neurodivergence can be applied successfully in your environment.
- Accessible – we deliver both online and in-person training at your organisation’s premises.
As a registered charity and social enterprise, surplus income generated from our corporate neurodiversity and inclusion training programmes is reinvested in delivering services that support people affected by ADHD.
SCHEDULED TRAINING SESSIONS
We schedule our courses subject to demand so if you are interested in attending a course with no scheduled dates, please get in touch so we can capture your interest for course planning.
Workplace Fundamentals
Where: The Barracks, Stirling
When: 25th August 2026, 1:30pm – 4:30pm,
Cost: £150 per place.
Where: Aberdeen Arts Centre, Aberdeen
When: 5th October 2026, 1:30pm – 4:30pm,
Cost: £150 per place.
COURSES OFFERED
Workplace Fundamentals
Duration: 3 hours
Dates / Locations:
Price: £150 per place in-person, £120 per place online.
Target Audience:
- Line managers
- HR professionals and recruiters
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion leads
This workshop provides a practical introduction to understanding neurodivergence in the workplace and creating supportive, productive environments for neurodivergent staff.
Participants will learn how to recognise neurodivergent traits, respond effectively to challenges, and build more inclusive working practices.
Topics include:
- Recognising and harnessing neurodivergent strengths
- How different neurodivergent conditions commonly presents in adults
- Understanding the diagnostic landscape in Scotland and the wider UK for neurodivergent conditions
- Workplace challenges and practical responses
- Effective communication and management approaches
- Reasonable adjustments and workplace accommodations
- Supporting wellbeing and performance
- Creating neuro-affirming workplace cultures
- Legal considerations
Neuro-inclusive Recruitment Practices
Duration: 2 hours
Dates / Location: None scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
Price: £120 per place in-person, £80 per place online.
Target audience:
- Line managers
- Recruiters
- HR professionals
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion leads
Neurodivergent people have lots to offer the workplace, but how do organisations ensure that they don’t inadvertently filter out neurodivergent applicants with their recruitment processes?
Inclusive recruitment practices not only support neurodivergent applicants but also improve fairness, widen talent pools, and strengthen organisational performance.
This workshop explores how organisations can harness the energy, passion, creativity, and other attributes often found in people whose brains work differently by adopting more inclusive and flexible recruitment practices.
Topics include:
- Recognising and countering unconscious bias towards neurodivergent people
- Defining role specifications, job descriptions, and adverts
- Application processes – equity versus equality
- Communications throughout the recruitment process
- Legal considerations
Neurodivergent Health and Wellbeing
Duration: 3 hours
Dates / Locations: None scheduled, please contact us to register your interest.
Price: £150 per place in person, £120 per place online
Target audience:
- Line managers
- HR professionals and recruiters
- Equality, diversity, and inclusion leads
Progressing from the “Fundamentals” course, this workshop explores how neurodivergent conditions can affect health, wellbeing, and life circumstances over time — and what this means for supportive workplace practices.
This session introduces some of the co-occurring conditions and wider family dynamics experienced by people who are neurodivergent, given the strong inheritablity of neurodivergence. It also explores how support needs and strengths can evolve over time in the workplace.
Topics include:
- An introduction to the common neurodevelopmental, mental-health, and physical-health conditions that can accompany neurodivergent conditions.
- Age and gender-related changes in neurodivergent presentation and impact.
- Life events and family challenges.
- Supporting employees with change in the workplace from a neurodivergent perspective.
- Retention strategies for neurodivergent staff.
- Career development and progression for neurodivergent people.
Managing Neurodivergent Staff – Practical Strategies for Line Managers
Duration: 3 hours
Dates / Locations: Not scheduled at the moment, please contact us to register your interest.
Price: £150 in person, £120 online
Target audience:
- Line managers
- Organisational development leads
Many managers want to support neurodivergent staff but are unsure how to adapt their management style. This workshop focuses on flexible, inclusive, neuro-affirming approaches to line-management and practical strategies around:
- Role definitions
- Productivity and task management
- Communication challenges and strategies
- Feedback and performance evaluation
- Performance management
- Reasonable workplace adjustments
- Navigating disclosure and confidentiality
Neuro-inclusive Workplace Design
Duration: 2 hours
Dates / Locations: None scheduled, please contact us to register your interest.
Price: £120 in person, £80 online.
Target audience:
- Estates and facilities managers
- Workplace strategy or office design leads
- IT and digital workplace teams
- HR professionals
- Equality, diversity and inclusion leads
- Health and safety representatives
- Office or operations managers
The design of the workplace has a significant impact on wellbeing, focus, and productivity. People with ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions can experience sensory processing differences, making them more sensitive to aspects of the workplace environment such as noise, lighting, visual clutter, and interruptions. Workplace conditions can either support focus, wellbeing, and productivity — or unintentionally create barriers for neurodivergent employees.
This workshop introduces common environmental and sensory challenges experienced by people with ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions. It also explores practical and inclusive design strategies that can help optimise workplace wellbeing and performance for everyone.
Topics include:
- Sensory processing differences and workplace environments
- Noise, lighting, and visual stimulation
- Designing inclusive meeting spaces
- Hybrid and remote working environments
- Digital workspace design and information overload
- Technology aides for neurodivergent people
- Quiet spaces and flexible working areas
- Practical, low-cost environmental adjustments
Bespoke Training
We can also deliver bespoke neurodiversity and inclusion training to your staff, on-site in your place of work. Training programmes are typically for up to 40 people per session. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Book or Enquire about Training
Complete our online contact form or email info@adhdscotland.org.uk.