Neurodiversity Celebration Week with Richard Peachey

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Richard Peachey from an organization called Neurodiversity Celebration Week (NCW). Richard is the NCW coordinator and his work involves organizing events, updating the website, and working with NCW partners from Lexxic which is a top UK neurodiversity organization.
NCW was founded in 2018 by Sienna who is also neurodivergent. She wanted to start a social movement aimed at changing the narrative from the medical model. This is particularly important because of the language used to describe neurodiversity including words like disorder, disability, or deficiency. The term "Neurodiversity" was coined by Judy Singer.
Celebrating neurodiversity is a matter of pride as much as it is done to reveal the work required in this space. Scientific research puts neurodiversity at approximately 15 to 20% of the population and with the disparity surrounding neurodiverse folks, there is a need to change the narrative. Interestingly, lots of people who are neurodivergent do not keep full-time jobs; this is why they are likely to run their companies instead. NCW focuses a lot on education and now there is an inclination toward the justice system because there is a higher percentage of neurodivergent prisoners compared to their percentage in the world as a whole.
From the 13th of March, Monday morning, NC Week kicks off with conversations on the importance of celebrating neurodiversity including a panel on adapting to neurodiversity in the workplace. One of these panels will discuss the benefits of neurodiversity and the second will discuss creating a neuro-inclusive culture which is about identifying tools and working environments that help people function seamlessly. Also, there will be panels on education; creating a neuro-inclusive classroom, and supporting neurodivergent learners. Research has shown that neurodivergent workers were 42 percent more effective than neurotypical graduates.
Resources Mentioned
● Learn more about the Neurodiversity Celebration Week
● Reach out to NCW on LinkedIn, Twitter

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Chapters

1. Neurodiversity Celebration Week with Richard Peachey (00:00:00)

2. Meet today's guest, Richard Peachey. (00:00:55)

3. About Neurodiversity Celebration Week (NCW) (00:02:14)

4. Why is it important to celebrate NCW? (00:06:56)

5. How the justice system perceives Neurodiversity (00:11:35)

6. How can neurodiverse professionals have conversations about their neurodiversity with prospective employers? (00:19:37)

7. How can employers take part in NCW? (00:32:34)

8. 24 Live virtual events scheduled for the NCW. (00:35:04)

9. Positive traits in neurodiverse people. (00:41:33)

10. What is the biggest misconception about neurodivergent people? (00:46:30)

11. More on having conversations as a neurodivergent person with an employer (00:54:46)

12. Is there a long way to go before neurodiversity is accepted in society? (00:58:00)

13. Connect with NCW (01:09:38)

14. Final comments from Richard. (01:10:08)