Working carers’ rights: flexible working and more On Sunday 25 February, Red in the Spectrum hosted a webinar on working carers’ rights, looking at flexible working and other rights for workers who have caring responsibility for a neurodivergent dependent. This was the seventh in our series of ten webinars on neurodiversity at work. This post…
Intersectionality: Neurodivergence and other identities On Sunday 18 February, the sixth of Red in the Spectrum’s series of ten Sunday evening Neurodiversity at Work webinars discussed intersectionality: neurodivergence and other identities. We looked at how the intersection of neurodivergence with aspects such as race, sex, sexuality and gender identity impacts on experiences, particularly at work….
Discipline, attendance, performance management On Sunday 11 February, the fifth of Red in the Spectrum’s series of ten Sunday evening Neurodiversity at Work webinars discussed discipline, attendance and performance management. This post contains all the material about discipline, attendance and performance management that we presented in the webinar, and some of the contributions from participants….
What are your legal rights at work? On Sunday 4 February, Red in the Spectrum held the fourth in of our series of ten Sunday evening Neurodiversity at Work webinars, on the subject of neurodivergent people’s legal rights at work. Our seminar presenter, Janine Booth, is not a professional lawyer or legal adviser, but has…
Yesterday (Sunday 28 January), Red in the Spectrum held the third in our series of ten Sunday evening Neurodiversity at Work webinars, on the subject of ‘To tell or not to tell?’. The webinar presented issues and ideas about whether and how to tell an employer that you are neurodivergent, which are reproduced below. Participants…
On Sunday (21 January), Red in the Spectrum held the second in of our series of ten Sunday evening Neurodiversity at Work webinars, on the subject of ‘Workplace changes and reasonable adjustments’. Over thirty people attended, from a variety of jobs and work locations, and contributed their experience by speaking, posting in the chat, and…
Yesterday (Sunday 14 January), Red in the Spectrum held the first of our series of ten Sunday evening Neurodiversity at Work webinars, on the subject of ‘Discrimination and how to tackle it’. People from a variety of jobs and work locations attended, sharing their experiences of discrimination and learning strategies for tackling it. The webinar…
There are many good articles explaining why most autistic people prefer to be referred to as ‘autistic people’ rather than ‘people with autism’. The purpose of this article is not to add one more explanation to the collection, but to propose that this argument is more accurately (and clearly) described as ‘adjective vs accessory’ rather than ‘identity-first language (IFL) vs person-first language (PFL)’ as it is usually described.
by Janine Booth Is a neurodivergent worker disabled under UK law? The law judges this on a case-by-case basis. The 2010 Equality Act states that an individual is disabled under the law if they have a physical or mental impairment that has a long-term, substantial, adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day…
In early 2024, Red in the Spectrum hosted a series of one-hour webinars on Sunday evenings about neurodiversity at work. We will run these and similar webinars in the future. Red in the Spectrum will also deliver these webinars to organisations. Contact us to discuss this. Detailed reports of the neurodiversity at work webinars are…
Neurodivergent and LGBT+: Intersecting identities It is increasingly claimed that: Neurodivergent (dyslexic, dyspraxic, ADHD, autistic etc) people are more likely to be LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or other non-cis/het) and vice versa. However: Many of the claims are anecdotal. Nearly all statistical evidence relates to autism, and to a lesser extent, ADHD. Evidence is…
Janine Booth and Liz Yeates have written this article about the current ADHD medication shortage for Asylum, the radical mental health magazine. Read more about Asylum here. We are writing this article while driving around to various places to obtain ADHD medication for Liz. She has had to take the afternoon off work, and if…
Red in the Spectrum has won the runner-up award for new businesses in the Lewes district in East Sussex, where we are currently based. At the awards event in Seaford on Thursday 28 September 2023, the Eastbourne and District Enterpise Agency (eDEAL) dubbed Red in the Spectrum ‘highly commended’, and gave us £500 in prize…
Red in the Spectrum’s mission is to make a more inclusive world by empowering organisations to remove barriers and reap the benefits of working with minds of all kinds. Red in the Spectrum is run by neurodivergent people, and provides your organisation with training designed specifically for you. We can follow this up with speakers,…
Red in the Spectrum’s mission is to make a more inclusive world by empowering organisations to remove barriers and reap the benefits of working with minds of all kinds. Red in the Spectrum is run by neurodivergent people, and provides your organisation with training designed specifically for you. We can follow this up with speakers, materials,…
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