We Need A Neurodivergent Revolution In The Workforce

Just as monocrops are dangerous to our health, so too are mono-minds for the future of business.

I was diagnosed with dyspraxia, a form of neurodivergence, at the age of 4. I just wrote a book about it in fact — Stumbling Through Space and Time.

“Dyspraxia is a disability that gives me an underdeveloped sense of space, time, and coordination. On an average day, I react to verbal instructions and the limitations of my environment at a slower rate than my peers.”

Judy Singer, a sociologist on the autism spectrum, coined the term neurodiversity in the late 1990s, arguing that diverse neurological conditions are not only normal variations in the human genome, but that a condition such as autism is a vital piece of who the person is, and to take away or “fix” the autism, is to strip away a piece of the person.

We are living in a time when the concept of diversity is talked about and championed, yet neurodivergent people are still woefully underrepresented in the workforce — approximately 10 to 20% of the world is neurodivergent and 80% are unemployed.

This isn’t due to a dearth of talent, skill, effort, or expertise.

It’s the result of something else…