Tag: neurodivergence and mental health

16 May 2024
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Supporting the Mental Health of Your Neurodivergent Employees with Specialist Workplace Counselling

One of the most important changes in understanding employee mental health has been the focus on understanding neurodiversity and how being neurodivergent can impact our mental health.

The connection of neurodivergence and mental health issues has traditionally been underestimated, misunderstood and even ignored, especially in the workplace. Whilst neurodiversites such as autism and ADHD are not mental health issues, they are highly significant risk factors for mental health issues, particularly anxiety disorders and depressive disorder.  

50% of adults with ADHD and 47% of adults with autism will experience a co-occurring anxiety disorder whilst 70% of adults with ADHDand 40% of adults with autism will also have a co-diagnosis of depression.  Because of these vulnerabilities, it is essential that qualified mental health support is provided by organisations to support neurodivergent mental health.  Unfortunately, for many organisations, their EAPs are unable to offer such specialist support, leaving many employees to struggle with mental health issues that undermine happiness, confidence, productivity and impact their ability to engage in the workplace. 

What is urgently required is neurodivergent employee counselling.  At Wellbeing Partners we provide specialist neurodivergent counselling services on an ad hoc or regular basis, depending on the needs of your business. 

What differentiates us from other services and EAPS is that these employee counselling sessions are neurodivergent specific, led by qualified counsellors with years of experience in both supporting neurodivergent mental health but also providing counselling support within professional settings.  Our team of counsellors are highly experienced in supporting areas especially relevant to neurodivergent mental health including:

  • burnout
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • insomnia
  • interpersonal difficulties
  • communication difficulties
  • related health issues

Providing all staff members the support of named, fully qualified professionals, ensures a guarantee of quality care to employees.  High quality specialist counselling support services ensure that all staff can be guided through all manner of workplace challenges, and properly supported with any mental health issues, by a known, trusted and experienced professional, in a guaranteed time frame.

A guide to our Neurodiversity Services can be found here

25 January 2024
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Mental Health and Neurodiversity in the Workplace – a key focus for 2024

The conversation around neurodivergence in the workplace continues to gather pace, with encouraging moves towards awareness, inclusion and support for neurodivergent employees.

In addition to the full suite of neurodiversity support services such as diagnoses, assessment, coaching and admin support, Wellbeing Partners specialises in a range of unique services that go beyond what other neurodiversity providers offer:

  • Neurodiversity Training for Line Managers: Wellbeing Partners provides live and interactive specialist line manager training for effectively and appropriately supporting the needs of neurodivergent employees. The training can be provided online or in-person in your workplace, and offers in-depth insight into the different types of neurodivergencies and their challenges and advantages to the workplace; how to create a neuro-inclusive team and work environment; and how to communicate and support neurodivergent employees in a way that helps to remove the obstacles that can prevent them from thriving in the workplace. Please get in touch with us using the form below to find out more
  • Specialist Neurodivergent Counselling Support: Key to supporting your neurodivergent staff is ensuring that they have straightforward access to specialist neurodiversity counsellors who are experienced in supporting neurodivergent employees’ mental health. Contact us using the form below to find out more about our specialist mental health support services for neurodivergent employees
  • Mental Health Wellbeing Workshops for Neurodivergent Employees: Whilst neurotypical employees have largely benefited from a plethora of workplace wellbeing initiatives and workshops over the past few years, it is essential that employees with ADHD and/or autism are sufficiently catered for in this space. Wellbeing Partners specialised mental wellbeing workshops for neurodivergent employees provide content, presentation and communication specifically designed to help neurodivergent employees navigate the types of mental health issues that commonly occur in a workplace setting. Get in touch to find out more about our specialist wellbeing workshops

As organisations increase their awareness and celebration of neurodiversity in the workplace, more attention needs to be paid to the specific mental health needs of employees and recruits with ADHD and autism, and their managers too. The prioritisation of specialist support services that enable your neurodivergent employees to thrive is a responsibility that HR teams and managers need to consider and embrace, in order to be truly progressive employers.

Find out more about our Neurodiversity Services – https://wellbeing.partners/neurodiversity-services/

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[i] https://bpded.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40479-019-0115-2 and https://adaa.org

[ii] www.autism.org.uk.

[iii] www.additudemag.com

[iv] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28547881/). And https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8187558/

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