To say I am not an expert in neurodivergence seems pretty counterintuitive for somebody who makes a living by educating the hospitality industry about neurodivergence.
The truth is, the only expert on your neurodivergence is you.
To claim to be an “expert” discounts the fact that every single neurodivergent experience is completely unique to each neurodivergent individual.
Leaders do not need to be experts in each specific neurodivergent condition, especially when the ability to regurgitate symptom lists is the key claim behind many these supposed “expertise”.
Instead, leaders need to be experts in how to support neurodivergent team members and create a neuroinclusive culture. Transitioning from understanding symptoms to understanding intrinsic motivations and dispelling the myth that neuroinclusivity is in any way, “one size fits all”.
This blog explores the importance of understanding unique experiences and the intrinsic motivations associated with neurodivergent conditions and how understanding these concepts, is much more important than knowing that SOME people with ADHD struggle to do their washing up.
These are the core principles to any training with ADHospitalityD.
Read in full at the link below.
