Neurodiversity Awareness

The Diversity and Inclusion team will be creating of a comprehensive set of materials and resources centered around Neurodiversity. This initiative will encompass support for individuals, managerial guidance, and general information on neuroinclusion.

The first document to be unveiled is our Neurodiversity Quick Guide (PDF, 231KB), which is available for download in PDF format. While this guide has been tailored to line managers and staff, we anticipate that some of its content will also prove valuable to students. We are excited to embark on this journey of promoting neurodiversity and fostering a more inclusive environment within LJMU.

Following the launch of our Neurodiversity Quick Guide, the Diversity and Inclusion Team is delighted to share further resources which we have produced, tailored to line managers and staff. We anticipate that some of its content will also prove valuable to students and inclusive teaching practices.

• Toolkit for all staff (PDF, 277KB)
  • Easy Read Version of toolkit for all staff (PDF, 7.10MB)
• Toolkit for Line Managers (PDF, 376KB)
  • Easy Read Version of toolkit for line managers (PDF, 7.17MB)

Tune in

What is neurodiversity? How can we best support our students? And what are some practical examples of reasonable adjustments?

All of these questions and more are answered in the SoundCloud extracts below.
Listen to guest speakers the LJMU Diversity and Inclusion has previously hosted at the university in occasion of our ‘Embracing Neurodiversity’ event.

• Professor Jason Arday - Harvest for the World: Neurodiversity and Inclusivity in Higher Education
• Dr Karen Broomhead and Rae Beckett - How can we best support our Neurodiverse Students?
• Dr Tony Lloyd - Hiding in Plain Sight
• Helen Musgrove - Neurodiversity and Adjustments: Key Principles and Practical Examples
• Colin Foley on Embracing Neurodiversity
• Embracing neurodiversity roundtable Q&A

Staff Disability Network

For LJMU Staff members who wish to get involved with the Staff Disability Network, kindly follow the link below.

Get involved with the Network

LJMU staff who wish to join a network can do this by clicking the ‘Get involved in the Network’ button on each network’s page, within the Diversity and Inclusion Networks, Committees and Champions webpages. These staff networks are dedicated spaces for different groups within LJMU, and you are welcome to join more than one network if you identify with more than one group.