Neurodiversity Celebration Week – Launch of the NDSW Self Assessment Checklist

by | Nov 13, 2025

Webinar Host: The Neurodiverse Safe Work Initiative

Since the launch of the first Neurodiverse Safe Work Self Assessment checklist in 2022 it has been accessed and used by more than 2000 employers or individuals across Australia. It has now been revised to bring it into line with ISO 30415:2021, “Human resource management — Diversity and inclusion, the latest research on neurodiversity at work, and the feedback we sought from users of the first version. As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025 we were proud to launch the revised version in this webinar.

Building Neurodivergent Friendly Work with FocusBear

Building Neurodivergent Friendly Work with FocusBear

Workplaces are often designed with an unspoken assumption: that everyone can manage time, attention, memory and task initiation in the same way. For many neurodivergent workers—particularly those with ADHD—this creates a hidden layer of risk.

In this webinar, you will learn how executive functioning demands built into everyday work design can increase cognitive load, contribute to burnout, and be misinterpreted as poor performance or non-compliance. More importantly, you will gain practical, system-based strategies to redesign work so that it supports how people actually think and function.

Featuring Focus Bear, this session demonstrates how simple tools and structured workflows can scaffold executive functioning, improve consistency, and reduce psychosocial risk, without placing the burden on the individual.

Attention Deficit Disorder Association Webinar

Attention Deficit Disorder Association Webinar

In this webinar, we will explore some of the barriers to disclosure, the problems that non-disclosure can cause for both the worker and the employer, and introduce the Neurodiverse Safe Work Initiative, which has been established to make workplaces safe, healthy and inclusive for neurodiverse workers.