{"id":57898,"date":"2024-03-15T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/?p=57898"},"modified":"2024-03-26T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T19:22:46","slug":"neurodiversity-celebration-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/neurodiversity-celebration-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Semaine de c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la neurodiversit\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57898\" class=\"elementor elementor-57898\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6535eb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6535eb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69ae49f\" data-id=\"69ae49f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f563bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f563bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Semaine de c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la neurodiversit\u00e9<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ad4461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ad4461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 18-24 , 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4773026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4773026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024, we provide a list of resources to help create awareness of neurodiversity and to strengthen workplace inclusion for persons who are neurodivergent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dc2f97\" data-id=\"9dc2f97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c57b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8c57b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Were-busting-Myths-ql5usurgaqpc5097vqhiytuzym5cuqw78x40i64thg.jpg\" title=\"Were-busting-Myths\" alt=\"Were-busting-Myths\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4d8d3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4d8d3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbb4519\" data-id=\"bbb4519\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc0fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc0fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurodiversityweek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Semaine de c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la neurodiversit\u00e9<\/a> was founded in 2018 by Siena Castellon, a teenager who is autistic and has ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia. Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by providing opportunities to recognise the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2039ec6\" data-id=\"2039ec6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a1d92 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"78a1d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201c(\u2026) my experience has been that people often focus on the challenges of neurological diversity. I wanted to change the narrative and create a balanced view which focuses equally on our talents and strengths.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Siena Castellon, Founder, Neurodiversity Celebration Week<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05b6a5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05b6a5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b622608\" data-id=\"b622608\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d37ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d37ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following resources might be helpful in creating awareness of neurodiversity and strengthening inclusion in workplaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-134f2ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"134f2ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d72a820\" data-id=\"d72a820\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6af4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a6af4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Posters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cc1d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4cc1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the Neurodiversity Celebration Week website, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neurodiversityweek.com\/posters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download posters<\/a> with quotes about neurodiversity and inclusion and with well-known people who are neurodiverse (like the poster of Emma Watson on this page).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f5007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71f5007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Autism Advantage \u2013 Video and Transcript<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019aee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"019aee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Professor Robert Austin from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario <a href=\"https:\/\/specialisternefoundation.com\/the-autism-advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recorded this video message<\/a> for the Autism Advantage Luncheon in Jakarta in 2019 organized by the Specialisterne Foundation. In the three-minute video, he explains findings from his research on the autism advantage and the benefits of neurodiversity employment programs.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d09cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d09cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Autistic Society: Employing autistic people \u2013 a guide for employers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229dd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"229dd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autism.org.uk\/advice-and-guidance\/topics\/employment\/employing-autistic-people\/employers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This guide<\/a> provided by the National Autistic Society in the UK offers comprehensive information about autism and how to make your workplace autism-friendly from recruiting to managing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503c723\" data-id=\"503c723\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf9093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aaf9093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Emma-Watson-smaller-ql5ut1cdp4vbcodpy51q1jbf891jwlq16y4vvgkylw.png\" title=\"Emma Watson smaller\" alt=\"Did you know Emma Watson has ADHD? &quot;I don&apos;t want other people to decide what I am. I want to decide that for myself.&quot; Emma Watson, Actor\/Activist. www.neurodiversityweek.com\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8aceb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8aceb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8db7f3\" data-id=\"a8db7f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64d3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c64d3ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources at the Institute of Neurodiversity (ION)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86195f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86195f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ION is an inclusive neurominority-led global membership organisation that helps neurominorities thrive and prosper. ION fosters neurodiversity awareness, acceptance and appreciation and advocate for equality and human rights of all neurominorities.\u00a0<\/p><p>ION was founded by Charlotte Valeur, who has over 35 years of executive and governance experience and who has been a neurodiversity advocate since her diagnosis of autism in 2017.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8aaafa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8aaafa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9303dc\" data-id=\"d9303dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70083f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b70083f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ioneurodiversity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ION-Guide-to-neuro-inclusion-at-work.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ION Guide to Neuro-inclusion at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ioneurodiversity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guide-to-Securing-Executive-Buy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide to Securing Executive Buy-In for Neurominorities at Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/ioneurodiversity.org\/myth-busters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myth Buster images and resources<\/a>&nbsp;(like the graphic at the top of this page)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e12f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e12f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage: Why you should embrace it in your workforce<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2aee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2aee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/05\/neurodiversity-as-a-competitive-advantage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article from the Harvard Business Review\u00a0<\/a>Magazine (May\u2013June 2017), neurodiverse programs at various corporations are highlighted and tips are provided to create a welcoming workplace for workers who are neurodivergent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neurodiversity Celebration Week March 18-24 , 2024 For Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2024, we provide a list of resources to help create awareness of neurodiversity and to strengthen workplace inclusion for 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