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Category: Real life stories
Published: 1 March 2024
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Watch Inside Neurology: Our Unique Brain
The Brain Charity and ITN Business present an exclusive programme highlighting neurological conditions and celebrating neurodiversity.
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Aphasia talking table
Talking with a supportive, small group can be really beneficial for issues with aphasia, whatever the cause.
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Sing and a social
Singing is brilliant for the brain! Join The Brain Charity's choir to socialise while gaining some singing skills.
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How to get employers to take headaches seriously
Headaches can make it harder to do your job - here's how to speak to your manager about reasonable adjustments
Category: Employment
Published: 4 March 2023
What are reasonable adjustments, and how to ask for them
Workers with disabilities or health conditions are legally entitled to reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 - here's how to speak to your employer about them
Category: Employment
Published: 27 December 2022
Why neurodivergent women are diagnosed with ADHD and autism later in life, and what this means for their careers
Many neurodivergent women are not diagnosed until adulthood, and this can impact them at work
Category: Employment
Published: 18 August 2022
The art of building confidence and 5 ways to raise your self-esteem
Understand where confidence comes from and learn simple ways to improve your self-confidence
Category: Employment
Published: 20 May 2022
SPOTLIGHT ON: Fighting for employment without barriers for people with MS
Supporting people with multiple sclerosis to stay in jobs and find work
Category: Employment
Published: 19 May 2022
Neurodivergent, neurodiversity and neurotypical: a guide to the terms
Each person has a brain that is unique to them; no two brains are quite the same
Category: Employment
Published: 11 May 2022
Guest post: Five neurodiversity myths every employer must challenge
An increase in searches for ‘dyslexia at work’ and ‘ADHD workplace’ highlights the need to challenge myths around neurodivergent employees
Category: Employment
Published: 28 April 2022
What is Disability Confident? Ensuring employers don’t miss out on the skills of staff with disabilities
How the Disability Confident scheme works, and how organisations can become Disability Confident
Category: Employment
Published: 2 March 2022
Is your job ad unwittingly putting off candidates with disabilities from applying?
Unconscious dissuasion means you could be missing out on a neurodiverse workforce
Category: Employment
Published: 31 January 2022
Common employer misconceptions about disabilities
Prejudice is damaging candidates' chances - and meaning companies are missing out on the best talent
Category: Employment
Published: 20 January 2022
