For managers of neurodivergent colleagues — and neurodivergent leaders themselves. Practical adjustments, strengths-based language, and the disclosure conversation done right.
1 in 7 UK adults is neurodivergent. In a team of 50, that's 7 people — most of whom won't disclose, because the disclosure conversation in most workplaces is awkward, deficit-framed, and feels like it'll be used against them at performance review. The cost: hidden strengths, hidden struggles, and a workforce that performs at 70% of what it could.
This workshop is built on ACAS neurodiversity guidance for UK employers and the Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustments framework, combined with strengths-based framing from the work of Robert Austin (Copenhagen Business School) and the SAP Autism at Work programme. It's the framework for treating neurodiversity as a workforce reality, not a wellness initiative.
The day is built around real workplace cases. Pairs practise the disclosure conversation, walk through reasonable adjustments on real role profiles, and leave with the language and the legal-aware position to handle the next disclosure on Monday — without making it weird.
Built on ACAS neurodiversity guidance + the Equality Act 2010Every TESS workshop is designed backwards from the change you want to see in your team's behaviour. Here's what coaching graduates do differently on the Monday after.
The model that frames it as workforce variation, not deficit — and why it matters for how you talk about it.
What each looks like, where they overlap, and why labelling is less useful than understanding the patterns.
Language that lifts — and three phrases that quietly do the opposite, even when well-meant.
A menu of common adjustments by need-type — and which adjustments you can do without HR approval.
A conversation script for when a colleague discloses — and what NOT to do in the first 60 seconds.
Three changes to interview design that level the playing field without compromising standards.
Half-day format. A focused three-and-a-half hour block — the structure compresses to fit the time without losing the live practice.
Genuinely the first time I've left a coaching course able to do it on Monday. The live rounds with feedback made the difference. My 1:1s have completely changed shape.
Pricing depends on group size, delivery mode (live online vs in-person) and whether we tailor the curriculum to your sector. Closed cohorts start from a few hundred pounds per delegate for half-day workshops and scale from there. Book a 15-minute discovery call and we'll give you a concrete figure within 24 hours.
Neurodiversity is a focused half-day by design — the disclosure-conversation practice is the bit that changes behaviour. A full-day option is available when you want to combine it with Inclusion & Belonging for a fuller EDI module.
We're flexible. Most cohorts run with 10–20 delegates, but we regularly deliver for smaller groups of 2–4, particularly for senior teams or specialised sectors. The live coaching rounds work better with even numbers, but we'll make any group work.
Live online is our default and works well for coaching — breakout rooms make the practice rounds work cleanly. We also deliver in-person at your site or a venue you choose, particularly when the cohort already work in the same room.
Typical lead time from a first call to delivery is 2–4 weeks. We can move faster if you need to — the limiting factor is usually your calendar, not ours.
Yes. The frameworks (GROW, TGROW, observable behaviours) stay the same; the examples, exercises and case studies are tailored to your sector, tools and your team's real work. We discuss this on the discovery call and rebrief the practitioner before delivery.
Yes. Every delegate receives a CPD-certified digital certificate on completion. The certificate references the hours of learning and the frameworks covered, so it can be added directly to a CPD record for any chartered or professional body.
We allocate a TESS coaching practitioner based on your sector. All practitioners are independently qualified coaches (ILM Level 5 or equivalent) with active corporate coaching practices. We'll send the named practitioner's bio after the discovery call.
Two ways in. Book a 30-minute discovery call below, or fill out the form and we'll reply within 24 hours with cohort options for your group.