Fully one-fifth of adult Americans—65.6 million employees nationwide—have some form of learning and attention difference. The wonder is not the staggering number of neurodiverse individuals, but how the workplace thus far has largely failed to accommodate the needs of such a significant minority.
“Unfortunately, stigmas still exist (and persist) around neurodivergence in many corporate cultures,” says certified ADHD coach Ryan Mayer. “The lack of awareness and understanding about neurodivergence in the workplace has shaped negative stereotypes.”