ADHD Awareness Month: Practical Steps to Be More Inclusive
Learn how ADHD awareness has become essential for workplace inclusion, not just a diversity initiative.
Join Jodie Fox, Storm Carnie and special guest Lauren Sayer, as they share practical strategies for supporting neurodivergent employees and creating psychologically safe workplaces that benefit everyone.
What You'll Learn
This webinar explores the challenges experienced by neurodivergent people in the workplace and how organisations can create safe, inclusive environments to improve participation and wellbeing.
Our special guest, Lauren Sayer, shares her personal journey of late diagnosis, practical workplace strategies, and insights from leading the Victorian Public Service ADHD Growth Network.
Whether you’re neurodivergent yourself, manage neurodivergent team members, or simply want to create a more inclusive workplace, this webinar offers actionable tools and honest conversations to help make workplaces work better for everyone.
We’ll explore how leaders, HR professionals, and safety teams can move from reactive compliance to proactive prevention, building systems that identify, mitigate, and monitor risks before they escalate. By the end, you’ll have actionable insights to strengthen your workplace culture, improve employee wellbeing, and ensure your organisation is ready for the future of work.
Key Topics Covered
- Understanding ADHD in the workplace – common challenges including rejection sensitivity dysphoria, time blindness, and executive function difficulties.
- Practical tools and workplace adjustments that support neurodivergent employees.
- Providing feedback effectively to employees with ADHD.
- Creating psychologically safe spaces through employee networks, buddy systems, and open communication.
- Making recruitment and organisational change processes more inclusive and less harmful.
- The case for neurodiversity: creativity, crisis management, pattern recognition, and problem-solving strengths.
Our Presenters
VPS ADHD Growth Network
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Who is this video for?
- HR professionals and people leaders seeking to improve workplace inclusion
- Managers and supervisors.
- Individuals with ADHD or other neurodivergence seeking workplace strategies
- D&I practitioners.
- Anyone interested in de-stigmatising neurodivergence in professional settings