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Bespoke courses for your trade union, workplace, campaign, community group or neurodivergent people's organisation.
If you are a PCS member who has already completed the Stage 1 training, please contact your branch organiser or regional training officer to register for this two-day online Stage 2 course.
This document is attached as Word and PDF files.
Thank you to Colette Marquess, a PCS union representative in Belfast, for writing this report after attending the Neurodiversity in the Workplace course run by Janine.
I'm Janine Booth. I'm autistic, and I write and deliver training courses to trade unionists and others about autism and neurodiversity. As part of the courses, we look at real-life case studies of neurodivergent workers' experiences. It is important to use up-to-date case studies, so I am interested in hearing your story.
From PCS Disability Matters newsletter, issue 2, 2016
It is increasingly recognised that there are an enormous variety of different ways our human brains are ‘wired’. One of the ways this ‘neurological diversity’ finds expression is in a range of conditions such as those on the autism ‘spectrum’ (Aspergers, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, AD(H)D, Tourette’s Syndrome and others).
Published as a blog post on TUC unionlearn:
Three years ago, at the age of 45, I was diagnosed as autistic. It made complete sense to me, like being short-sighted all my life and finally getting a pair of glasses!
If you are a GMB member and would like to take part in this online course, please contact the Southern regional office.
This course introduces you to the Neurodiversity approach, accepting and embracing that different people have differently-wired brains! It equips you as a union activist with the knowledge skills and belligerent attitude you need in order to fight for inclusive, neurodiversity-friendly workplaces.
This course introduces you to the Neurodiversity approach, accepting and embracing that different people have differently-wired brains! It equips you as a union activist with the knowledge skills and belligerent attitude you need in order to fight for inclusive, neurodiversity-friendly workplaces.
If you are a PCS member and are interested in attending this two-day online course, please contact your branch organiser or regional training officer.