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Why Provide Reasonable Adjustments in the Workplace Some employers may shy away from this subject of providing adjustments for staff and if they do, this is usually due to a lack of awareness…both in terms of ‘what to do’, why they need to do...

Delighted to be able to share these comments from people who have completed workplace needs assessor training with us.
It's so important for people to get support tailored to their needs - then there will be more to celebrate in in future years.

Interesting and insightful. Thank you.

What It's Like Being an SLP With DLD An SLP with developmental language disorder seeks to gain others’ understanding as she builds her career.

We were delighted to receive this feedback following John's completion of our OCN Level 2 programme - when he became an Accredited Workplace Neurodiversity Champion.
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Delighted to be involved in the Workplace Dyslexia Learning Festival .
Thank you for inviting me Donna Stevenson of Succeed With Dyslexia.

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Right Resources Limited UK ...for a thriving and productive neurodiverse workforce.

Our Screening, Information and Guidance service is buzzing at the moment...and feedback has been so positive. Thank you.
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Screening Information and Guidance Neurodiversity - related screening, information and guidance for adults identifying common neurodivergent traits.

Is there such a thing as a 'free lunch' when it comes to training?

Getting it right about neurodiversity, neurodivergent conditions and neuroinclusion is So very important. Shared personal stories are valuable but to equip workplaces we need professionals who have a comprehensive understanding to help bring about positive change.

Accredited training - meaningful and useful (neurodiversity). Free training may look attractive but quality and usefulness should be the main consideration.

We're pleased to share news that our websites are more accessible.
We're now using the ReciteMe software making your online experience with us neuroinclusive and ...hopefully, more enjoyable.
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Making websites more accessible and encouraging more neuroinclusive practices. ​Right Resources Limited are pleased to announce we now provide an inclusive online experience to enable website visitors to access online content and information on our specialist support services...

Delighted to be invited to speak at the Dyslexia Show during Neurodiversity Celebration week.
Having worked in the 'space' for over 15 years Janette has seen changes...but could or should employers be doing more?

We are so excited to announce our four FREE workshops that are open to parents/carers and their young people.

We have four amazing companies offering these and they really are very special.

🎧 Calibre Audio will discuss and explore the use of audiobooks in supporting educational achievement and wellbeing for children with dyslexia.

🧠 Claro Software will demonstrate the main features of and focus on how it can be used in the classroom and during exams.

💪 Toucan Education will focus on helping children and parents understand how daily life can be impacted by dyslexia and how to implement strategies to help with this. This will be a practical and interactive session.

🎨 Dekko Comics during this workshop Rossie Stone will explain how his struggles helped him become the creator of hilarious educational comic books. He will demonstrate the technique for you, and everyone will be encouraged to join in and create their own comic. NO DRAWING TALENT IS REQUIRED!

A huge thank you to Calibre Audio Claro Software Toucan Education and Dekko Comics for offering this very special opportunity 👏👏👏

Find out more and book your FREE spaces here https://dyslexiashow.co.uk/workshop-zone/

We have great hopes for 2022 as we (fingers crossed) move forward from the pandemic, in terms of organisations realising human needs and job satisfaction are key to engagement, retention and longer-term business success.
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Great to work with a group of Union Learning Reps this week. All so very keen to do their best to ensure their neurodivergent colleagues feel safe to reach out if or when they are struggling with work tasks.

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Birmingham NEC March 2022.
Keeping our fingers crossed ... and looking forward to seeing everyone.

The September 2021 issue of the Dystinct Magazine is out now! Download it on the Apple Store and Google Play.
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1.The Dystinct Journey of Heidi Parody- Heidi and Me. Our Neurodiversity Journey.
The story of 9-year-old Heidi Parody who shares her personal experiences with the world to challenge the stigma around neurodiversity and empower neurodivergent kids and their carers to embrace their difference.

2. Why start with S A T P I N? Why not A-Z? – By Clare Wood, Tiny Steps Make Big Strides
This article takes a closer look at the initial code addressing the reason why phonics instruction follows a particular systematic sequence rather than teach letter sounds from A-Z.

3. Zombie Brain Eating Chickens (2.3 million likes) Defeats Schools (0.001 K likes)- By Simon Da Roza, Exceptional Learning
Simon explores how the gamification of our world has led to increasing numbers of disengaged children and youth and discusses strategies for educational facilities to re-engage their attention.

4. Executive Function Issues in Children: An Overview- by Dr. Richard Selz, The Shut Down Learner: Helping Your Academically Discouraged Child
Dr Richard Selz provides an overview of the role of executive function (EF), assessment of EF issues, and strategies to manage EF deficits.

5. The Ripple Effect of Collaboration- by Casey Harrison, The Dyslexia Classroom
Casey Harrison explores the role of the literacy therapist in creating a wave of instructional change for student success through school collaboration.

6. The Dystinct Journey of Elliot Cox - Driving for Dyslexia
The dystinct journey of Elliot Cox, the 14-year-old racer from Indiana, who is on his very own personal mission- Driving for Dyslexia. Cover photo by Adrenaline Motorsport Media

7. Asking for help- by Krysten Taprell, The Therapist Parent
Krysten examines how the simple act of asking for help can be complicated for some children and discusses ways to empower children to recognise their need for help and appropriately ask for it.

8. Confused? Evidence-based. Research-based. Scientific-research. What are schools required to use? – by Dr. BethAnn Pratte, Anchor Educational Services
Dr. BethAnn Pratte analyses the difference between the terms Evidence-based, Research-based, and Scientific-research and examines its legal implications for schools.

9. Essay Planning and Writing for High School Students with Learning Difficulties- by Sasha Borenstein, How To Teach Reading And Spelling
Sasha Borenstein outlines the procedures and skills that need to be explicitly taught to high school students for effective essay planning and writing.

10. Music and Dyslexia – by Dr. Valdine Björnson, The Reading and Learning Clinic of Manitoba
Dr. Valdine Björnson explores the benefits of music education to dyslexic individuals, ways in which struggling music learners can be helped, and the similarities between multisensory learning for both music education and literacy instruction.

11. Immunizing your Child from Reading Failure: Seven Recent Studies -by Faith Borkowsky, High Five Literacy and Academic Coaching
Faith Borkowsky reviews seven noteworthy scientifically based reading research studies involving early literacy produced over the past two years (2020 & 2021). Photography by Carolina Luna Photography

12. The secret executive director of reading: executive functions: by Dr. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus, Technion Educational Neuroimaging Center
Dr. Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus examines the role of executive function in learning and intact reading acquisition and the relationship of executive function to reading difficulties and remediation.

13. Is homework a fight in your house? - Dr. Tara Warwick, Blue Sparrow Therapy Consulting
Dr. Tara Warwick provides seven practical tips to alleviate homework struggles.

14. Recognising, Teaching, and Supporting Students with Dyslexia- Are we Doing Enough? – by Karen Starkiss Dyslexia Assessment and Support Services
Karen Starkiss's insights on identifying and meeting the needs of students with literacy difficulties at schools and raising the standards of reading for all students.

15. The Dystinct Journey of Loki Madireddi- Loki Madireddi
The story of severely dyslexic Loki Madireddi, the MasterChef contestant from Season 10 of MasterChef Australia who has recently discovered some answers to the forces that shaped him all along.

A huge thanks to our talented young illustrators Hazel DeBauche and Louise Ghossain.

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Zahra

Thought we'd share this again.
There's still, so much work that needs to be done to help untap neurodivergent potential and ensure people feel 'safe to talk'.
It's interesting to see how the word neurodiversity has now become an accepted part of our vocabulary...yet it is a bit like 'Chinese Whispers' as messages about what it is - the benefits and the challenges etc are twisted and often inaccurate.
Five years ago when compiling this most organisations hadn't heard of the word neurodiversity...or if they had it was most likely thought to be purely associated with Autism (ASD/ASC).
Still so much work to be done within organisations. Diverse Minds

Workplace Dyslexia & Specific Learning Difficulties—Productivity, Engagement and Well-Being This study is the first of its kind in the area of workplace dyslexia/neuro-divergence (in that it is temporal & focuses on one employing organisation) and it aims to support other organisations to learn and improve their businesses and their employees experience of working within their organisation...

Great to chat with Dyslexia Champions in our online 'coffee morning' meet up today.
Sadly there was quite a lot of discussion aboutthe lack of proactive support for neurodivergent staff within organisations.
Questions raised about what training HR staff actually receive in relation to support provision, what the benefits can be ... and employer's legal obligations.
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Neurodiversity awareness training - showing a genuine interest in becoming neuroinclusive or simply a 'tick box' exercise?

What an organisation shows to the outside world can be quite different from the experience of the neurodivergent employee.



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Right Resources Limited UK on LinkedIn: Neurodiversity and Mental Wealth ...

People shouldn’t be fearful of speaking out when they need support in the workplace and we need to remove the barriers to inclusion within work environments including physical and cultural as well promoting greater psychological safety. All employing organisations need to understand that whether to provide ‘reasonable adjustments’ or not – is not an option.


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Janette Beetham FRSA 🔗📈 on LinkedIn: Why provide ‘Reasonable Adjustments’ in the Workplace? When asked how we can 'encourage' employers to provide specialist support my thoughts went to why there is often delays or resistance. Is it lack of ...

An estimated 50% of leaders & managers said they feel 'uncomfortable' about employing neurodivergent individuals. (This is from Institute of Leadership and Managment in 2020).
Neurodiversity Aware® training & accreditation programme is designed to address this. The next programme, delivered by Professor Amanda Kirby and Janette Beetham, starts 13th & 14th September 2021. Join an increasing number of leaders and managers who've completed this training....and start to feel 'comfortable'. 👍
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We are excited to announce that the May 2021 issue is out now! Download it on the Apple Store and Google Play.
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1. The Dystinct Journey of Titan Gabrielse -
The story of the 9-year-old Titan of Titan Reads from North Carolina who has been instrumental in establishing a reading club at his school, which sparked some much-needed dyslexia awareness within his community.

2. Reading Remediation for Individuals with Dyslexia: What is it and what happens when it ends? – by Kaitlin Feriante & Ruthie Swibel from Redwood Literacy
This article discusses the basics of dyslexia, the various components of effective reading remediation, and what the outcome of reading remediation looks and feels like.

3. The Truth Behind the Rise – by Amy Rebekah Melissa Mabile
A dyslexic student’s account of how audiobooks opened for her a world of imagination that she never knew existed before she was unwittingly introduced to audiobooks in the sixth grade

4. The Flat Earth and Teaching Reading – by Lyn Stone from Lifelong Literacy
Lyn Stone briefly delves into the three approaches to reading- phonics, whole language, and whole word and shares her view on why the whole language and whole word methods are like the flat earth.

5. Dyslexia but with Numbers – by Dawn Johnson
Dawn Johnson talks of her struggles growing up with dyscalculia and how she discovered only recently at 43 years of age that her struggles had a name all along.

6. Shifting the Balance: One School's Journey of Adopting the Science of Reading – by James Dobson
James' tale of how he orchestrated the monumental task of changing his school's literacy practices to align with the Science of Reading to better support all students in their reading journey.

7. The Dystinct Journey of Erin Elizabeth Groce Decoding Dyslexia-IN
The inspiring story of the 17-year-old from Indiana who was instrumental in adding the definition of the term dyslexia into her state educational law.

8. Why Kids Should Work on a Vertical Surface – by Lauren Drobnjak from The Inspired Treehouse
Lauren Drobnjak discusses the developmental benefits of writing and working on the vertical surface and has some great suggestions of engaging ways to get children to play and work on vertical surfaces.

9. 5 Facts About Metacognition – What Is It? – by Cara Koscinski from The Pocket Occupational Therapist
Cara Koscinski explains metacognition and shares 5 tips for a better understanding of why metacognition is an important skill and how educators and parents can help children have the power to problem-solve.

10. Spotlight on Dyslexia Mid North Coast Dyslexia Mid North Coast
This article features the Dystinct journeys of the Youth Ambassadors and leaders of the DMNC Youth Ambassador Program. Georgia Ryan - Dyslexic Warrior The Posify Group

11. Transition from Student to Employee- a neurodivergent perspective – by Janette Beetham from Right-Resources
Janet Beetham outlines the various factors that neurodivergent students need to consider while venturing out into the workforce for an effective transition from student to employee.

12. Why I Teach Phonics in Preschool – by Keryn Johnson from Leap Ahead Learning with Keryn Johnson
Educator Keryn Johnson who operates a Pre-Prep Program for four-year-olds talks of the factors that have influenced her decision as well as the methods she employs to run a structured program that is phenomenally successful in producing school-ready children every year.

13. Is My Child Ready to Learn to Type? – Developmental Progression of Keyboarding Skills – by Jaime Spencer from Miss Jaime, O.T.
Jaime Spencer compares keyboarding vs. handwriting skills and outlines the developmental progression of keyboarding skills from kinder to eighth grade.

14. Working inside AND outside the box in the mainstream classroom by Anne Italiano from Spelling Step by Step
Anne Italiano discusses creative ideas to introduce differentiation in the mainstream classroom to effectively cater to Tier 2 & 3 students.

15. Dysgraphia Accommodations in School – By Patty DeDurr from Sensing Greatness
Patty DeDurr outlines practical grade-wise accommodations that can be provided to children with dysgraphia to help them learn and participate independently in the general education curriculum.

16. Love your Difference – by Donna Gargett
Donna Gargett talks of the humanistic aspect of dyslexia and how educators and parents can instill in their children that their superpower lies in just being themselves and loving their difference.

17. I wish I could die so I could come back without these problems – by Ann V. Wixon from Delita Press
Ann X Wixon, the author of Devon in Disney, a book that features a boy with dyslexia as its protagonist, shares her experience raising her child with dyslexia, who inspired her to write this book.

18. All the talented young photographers of the Havenport MSL College and awesome illustrators Ava Gargett, Bella Brook, and Tyler Walsh from The Tyler Express

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Can't believe this was 3 years ago.
What a different world we all lived in then.

Delighted to have been invited to speak at the British Dyslexia Association's International Conference. I'll be talking about effective workplace support for / neurodivergence, , and the Dyslexia Champions™ training & accreditation programme.
The BDA are putting on a great event. I hope to see you there.
Janette Beetham Founder - Dyslexia Champions -TM. 'Guidance Beacons for Neuro-divergence'.

During World War II Anne Frank along with 7 others hid in a 450 sq.ft attic for 761 days, trying to stay undetected in order to stay alive.
There is no doubt about it, our new reality is really challenging.... however I believe it helps to remind ourselves of her situation and what happened back then.

We are being asked to stay at home for a few weeks...and this could make all the difference to the overall outcome -both nationally and globally. ❤

Sharing Anne Frank's words:
"Work, love, courage and hope.
Make me good and help me cope!"

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Diverse Minds Accredited Dyslexia Champions Dyslexia Champions - 'Neurodiversity Guidance Beacons'.

Delighted to be able to share this video in which one of our delegates shares his thoughts about his time on the programme. (Grateful thanks Ben. 🙏🏽)

About Dyslexia Champions training & accreditation - Ben Richards Ben Richards of Community Trade Union shares his experience of being taking part in the training to become an Accredited Dyslexia Champion. He talks about h...

Founder and Director of Right Resources Limited Janette Beetham speaking with award-winning podcast presenter Leyla Okhai of Diverse Minds - as we head towards International Women's Day.


https://diverseminds.co.uk/neurodivergent-support/

Neurodivergent Support with Janette Beetham - Diverse Minds In this week's podcast I speak to Janette Beetham, Director of Right Resources about Neurodivergent Support in the workplace.