Wired to Win One-Day Workshop: Harnessing Your Neurodiversity

Workshop agenda

• Introduction and Overview

  We'll get to know each other so our time together is as effective as possible, going over hopes and expectations for the day.

• Building Self-Awareness

  The group will learn about the stages of neurodivergent identity development, emerging with a clear sense of what stage they're each in and how to continue progressing along the path of acceptance.

• From Spectrum to Wheel

  Continuing to build self-awareness, learners will be introduced to the neurodivergence wheel and will be given time to complete their own map, deepening awareness of their superpowers and kryptonite.

• Intro to Self-Advocacy

  We will begin to unpack what self-advocacy is, identifying when participants have effectively (and ineffectively) asked for what they need to be successful at work.

• Self-Advocacy Skills

  Participants will learn three specific frameworks for asking for accommodations or adaptations in the workplace, including scripting for each. We will break into small groups for practice.

• Rejection Sensitivity

  This is our deep dive into one of the biggest pitfalls neurodivergent people face in the workplace: rejection sensitivity. We'll learn what it is and how to receive feedback gracefully.

• Adaptation Skills

  Based on everything we've learned so far, we'll delve into concrete skills for adapting authentically to neurotypical workplaces (when the system can't adapt to us).

• Final Wrap-Up!

  We will take time to appreciate each other for accomplishing an entire day of learning and growing! We'll also summarize what we've learned, make committments, and identify ways to follow through.