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Workplace Neurodiversity Consultancy · Training & Workshops

Turning neurodivergent talent into strategic advantage.

Build workplace systems where neurodivergent talent is understood, supported, and able to work with greater clarity, productivity, and consistency.

For CXOs, Talent & Ops Leaders, HR teams, Directors, and Team Leads who want better workplace design, stronger wellbeing, and healthier team dynamics.

Risk signals you can see

If this sounds familiar, it is time to build a neurodiversity operating model.

Masking-driven talent loss

Top neurodivergent performers look like they’re coping, then burn out and exit quietly after prolonged masking.

Delivery risk from communication mismatch

Communication mismatch and unclear handoffs create rework, project slippage, and avoidable client risk.

Untapped insight

High-value neurodivergent insight stays unsaid when psychological safety is low and there are few safe ways to speak up.

System-level friction

Your sharpest people are often the quietest about what is not working.

Executive-function role mismatch

Work design relies on constant context switching and ambiguity, reducing quality and increasing manager dependency.

Manager firefighting loop

Managers spend too much time re-checking and repairing work instead of scaling team capability.

Sensory overload by design

Meeting-heavy, high-stimulus workflows drain autistic and neurodivergent capacity before deep work can begin.

Awareness campaigns alone do not change this; manager behaviour, meeting design, workflow fit, and support systems do.

The business case

The numbers behind the shift.

Organisations that recognise neurodivergent talent early, understand where it performs best, and design for it deliberately pull ahead in retention, execution, and leadership strength.

  • Retention after neurodiversity support

    85%

    higher retention after accommodations

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    In JAN's employer survey, retention was the most commonly reported benefit after accommodations were put in place.

    Job Accommodation Network, 2025 — Low Cost, High Impact report

  • Productivity when it fits

    +30%

    productivity in neurodivergent teams once designed for

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    At Hewlett Packard Enterprise, software-testing teams staffed with neurodivergent talent ran up to 30% more productive than conventional teams once the environment was built around them.

    Austin & Pisano, 2017 — Harvard Business Review

  • Productivity and morale

    52%

    of employers report higher productivity after support

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    More than half of employers who made accommodations reported a direct productivity gain, alongside better attendance and morale.

    Job Accommodation Network, 2025 — Low Cost, High Impact report

  • Cost of losing talent

    0.5–2×

    annual salary to replace one departing employee

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    Gallup estimates replacement at 0.5–2x annual salary per employee, before factoring in lost expertise, team disruption, and delivery drag.

    Gallup, 2019 — State of the American Workplace

Engagement models

Three clear engagement models.

Every engagement starts with a short diagnostic, with manager and, where helpful, employee input. From there, a workshop, a redesign, or year-round capability support, whichever your organisation needs.

  1. Audit and Signal Mapping

  2. Neurodivergence Recognition

  3. Friction Prevention Use Cases

  4. DEI Translation

  5. ESG Integration

  6. Review and Recalibration

Model 1

Neurodiversity at Work: Intensive Workshops (1–2 Days)

A focused, hands-on programme for CXOs, Talent & Ops Leaders, Directors, and Team Leads. We begin with a short diagnostic, then use that picture to run a tailored workshop that gives leaders practical tools, shared language, and a clear action plan.

  1. Step 1

    Organisational Neurodiversity Assessment

    We map the real picture — leadership patterns, policy posture, manager behaviour, and the environmental friction that costs you talent.

  2. Step 2

    Risk-and-Opportunity Prioritisation

    We agree a focused plan with scope, owners, timeline, and measurable outcomes, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities relevant to your business context.

  3. Step 3

    Neurodiversity Insight & Manager Enablement

    We train managers to recognise neurodivergent patterns early, notice what they are missing in day-to-day team dynamics, and make clearer decisions for better performance. We then work through practical communication, meeting flow, and project-delivery approaches, including conflict roleplays, so managers learn how to apply these methods in their own leadership style.

  4. Step 4

    Implementation Priorities & Action Plan

    We define the implementation plan by priority: which system changes come first, which Head owns what, and what shifts monthly, quarterly, and yearly. You leave with a clear rollout sequence and responsibilities. Outcome review and maturity progression are handled in the consultancy package.

Model 2

Neurodiversity Consulting & Workplace Redesign

Multi-month implementation support that redesigns how work actually works — policy, manager practice, workload, meeting culture, and environment — so support holds consistently under real operating pressure, not just on good days.

  1. Step 1

    System Friction Diagnostic

    We map where policy, manager behaviour, workload design, and physical or digital environment quietly work against your neurodivergent talent.

  2. Step 2

    Policy-to-Practice Redesign

    We rebuild accommodation pathways, meeting architecture, and role-task fit into clear standards that managers can actually follow, translating DEI commitments into daily operating behaviour.

  3. Step 3

    Implementation Roadmap & Ownership

    A prioritised implementation roadmap with named owners, realistic timelines, and measurable outcomes tied to business goals.

  4. Step 4

    Rollout, Enablement & Governance

    Capability building, hands-on rollout support, and governance tracking so the change holds long after launch, with ESG alignment built into review cadence and ownership.

Model 3

Neurodiversity Academy: Annual Training & Performance Review

A scalable annual layer that keeps capability current across the organisation, certifies that practice is real, and turns learning into a measurable performance signal leadership can track year on year. It works as the ongoing training-and-review layer for teams that need consistency, not one-off awareness.

  1. Step 1

    Role-Based Learning Design

    LMS pathways tailored to leaders, managers, and employees — each role learns exactly what it needs, including practical DEI and ESG capability for daily decisions.

  2. Step 2

    Annual Certification Framework

    Knowledge checks and certification valid for one year, so capability is verified rather than assumed and stays current as teams change.

  3. Step 3

    Practice Adoption Audits

    Periodic audit responses track whether new ways of working are actually happening in practice — not just completed as training.

  4. Step 4

    Executive Performance Review

    An annual report on your neurodiversity model’s performance, including DEI and ESG-related progress indicators, gap analysis, and next-step recommendations for the year ahead.

We meet your team where it is.

Every engagement opens with one question — "What is the real capacity of this team right now?"

RED

Overloaded. Reactive. Losing people.

Stabilise only. Immediate friction removal, no new initiatives.

AMBER

Strained. Fragile. One change at a time.

One policy shift, one manager behaviour change. No overhaul.

GREEN

Resourced. Ready to redesign.

Full programme. System redesign, training rollout, governance.

Consulting that ignores organisational capacity creates resistance. Consulting that honours capacity creates lasting change.

Who you are working with

Begüm Dvorak, CAS

Neurodivergence Practitioner · Workplace Consultant Certified Autism Specialist (CAS)

Portrait of Begüm Dvorak

Before psychology, I spent many years in management at IT companies such as Oracle and Microsoft, and at their partners, as a Sales Director and a Partner Channel and Alliances Manager. I know both sides: what leaders are accountable for, and what neurodivergent people need to do their best work.

Better leadership starts with one clear move.

Let’s surface blind spots, make the right adjustments, and raise performance sustainably.

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