Flexibility in the workplace can make a tremendous difference for neurodivergent employees, but it also benefits organizations as a whole.

By nurturing a supportive culture, managers can help to create a workplace that encourages job crafting for all employees, including neurodivergent individuals. It also can help to attract and retain talent with diverse and unique backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas, creating a more innovative and effective organization.

Creating a more sensory-friendly environment for employees is an important aspect of inclusion. It is also likely to lead to increased job satisfaction, better employee health and well-being, productivity, and retention.

Individual distress and work productivity losses can be significantly reduced by improving workers’ recognition of their need for help, addressing others’ attitudes, and eliminating structural barriers to help, support, and inclusion.