Neurodiversity Training for L&D Professionals
Build truly inclusive learning experiences that work for every mind.
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Your job is to help people learn but the way training is usually designed leaves some minds behind. Dense slides, fast-paced delivery, inaccessible platforms and one-size-fits-all assessment can shut out the neurodivergent people in the room before they have a chance to engage. Neurodiversity training for L&D professionals with Jenefer gives you the confidence and the practical tools to design learning that works for every processing style, including learners with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia.
This goes beyond awareness. You will leave able to make your materials, your delivery and your assessment genuinely accessible, so more of your people learn what you set out to teach.
What’s included in the Neurodiversity Training for L&D Professionals course
This is not a lecture or off-the-shelf e-learning. It is a working session, built around the learning your team actually designs and delivers.
We work through real-life scenarios drawn from:
- Jenefer’s lived experience as a neurodivergent professional, including how she experiences training and learning herself
- the learning design challenges your team brings into the room, from slides and handouts to facilitation and assessment
- real examples of learning that worked for neurodivergent people and learning that quietly shut them out
The training is tailored to the group’s level of knowledge. If your team is new to neurodiversity we start with the essentials. If they are already designing with accessibility in mind we go straight into the harder questions and the edge cases. Every session is delivered personally by Jenefer, our founder, who is both a neurodiversity specialist and neurodivergent herself.
What your L&D team will be able to do
By the end of this course your L&D team will be able to:
1. Recognise how neurodivergent learners experience your training
Understand what neurodiversity really means and how learners with ADHD, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia experience the sessions you design, so you can spot where your current approach helps and where it quietly excludes.
2. Design accessible learning for every processing style
Create materials and structure sessions that avoid overwhelm, using design and communication techniques that work across different ways of thinking, reading and processing information.
3. Remove the hidden barriers in delivery, feedback and assessment
Identify and adjust the barriers that sit inside how you deliver, give feedback and assess. These rarely get noticed but they decide whether someone can show what they have learned.
4. Support learners confidently through change and feedback
Guide neurodivergent learners through transitions, new systems and feedback with confidence, so change supports learning rather than derailing it.
5. Embed neuroinclusion across your L&D strategy
Align neuroinclusive practice with your wider learning goals and policies, so inclusive design becomes how your organisation learns rather than a one-off fix.
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Give your L&D team the practical tools to make every learning experience neuroinclusive, from design through to evaluation.
All Silk Helix training is delivered personally by our founder, Jenefer Livings. We deliberately limit on-site training to around 30 sessions a year, so dates are often booked months ahead. It is worth getting in touch early to secure the date you want.
Book a free consultation to discuss your team’s needs or contact us directly at team@silkhelix.co.uk | 01245 910 500.
Course Introduction
In this video Jenefer introduces the course and explains a little bit about how she approaches training delivery. Towards the end of the video we include a number of course reviews from those who have attended training sessions with Jenefer.
Why neurodiversity matters in learning and development
Workplaces are full of brilliant and different minds and many learning environments still unintentionally exclude them. From information overload to inaccessible platforms, small barriers can prevent talented people from fully engaging with training.
By understanding neurodiversity, you can:
- Design learning that works for all thinking and communication styles
- Improve knowledge retention and engagement across your workforce
- Boost confidence and participation among neurodivergent employees
- Build a reputation for inclusive, effective learning design
Supporting neurodivergent talent isn’t about lowering standards. It’s about removing barriers so everyone can thrive.
On-site Training
£2,250
- One Day - in-house, at your workplace
- Maximum of 14 delegates
- Interactive workshop
- Comprehensive workbook for each participant
- CPD certification for all attendees
- Plenty of opportunity to discuss your real life experiences and cases with our expert trainer
All prices are exclusive of VAT.
Prices are correct for courses delivered on your site in Essex, Kent, London and Suffolk. Courses can be delivered outside these areas, please call 01245 910500 for a quote.
Who this training is for
This training is for the people who shape how an organisation learns:
- Learning and development managers and professionals
- Trainers, facilitators and instructional designers
- Organisational development specialists
If you design, deliver or commission learning, this course gives you the tools to make it neuroinclusive from the first draft to the final evaluation.
Looking for neurodiversity training for your line managers or your HR team? We run dedicated courses for both. We can also tailor any of our courses to your organisation.
All our courses, whether live or recorded, are delivered by Jenefer Livings who has 20 years experience in HR, having designed and delivered training on the whole range of HR topics for organisations across industry sectors. As Jenefer also provides hands-on consultancy work with her clients she maintains an up to date knowledge and experience that shines through with engaging stories in her training.
With our in-person course we'll work through case studies and discuss real life examples to ensure your managers get learning relating to the types of cases they'll be dealing with.
Why Silk Helix?
Every Silk Helix session is delivered by me, Jenefer, in person. Not an associate, not a stand-in, not a recording. I keep on-site training to around 30 days a year so every group gets my full attention and the most current examples from the consultancy work I am doing that same week. Training is the one thing I will never outsource. When you book Silk Helix training, you get me.
My promise to you! There will be no role plays, no embarrassing icebreakers where you have to reveal information about yourself and no one is picked on to speak. In my experience these are the things people dread about training and I see the collective sigh of relief when I start the session with this promise.
I recognise that to get discussion going you need an inviting environment. For in-person training this means a room set up, which includes a supply of fidgets and sweets, usually this in itself creates instant discussion as people enter the room. This sets people at ease and creates an ice breaker of its own.
You get a little hint of my style on our YouTube channel. In-person training is like that just with lots of interaction interspersed.
Why Choose Silk Helix for Neurodiversity Training?
At Silk Helix, we specialise in creating inclusive workplaces through expert training, consultation, and support. With extensive experience in neurodiversity and HR, we provide actionable insights and impactful training to benefit your entire organisation.
Our founder, Jenefer, has a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Neurodiversity and is a qualified Workplace Needs Assessor. Passionate about inclusive workplaces, she brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to every workshop.
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Frequently Asked Questions
If anyone attending our training sessions has a specific need we should be accommodating we ask that you tell us in advance so that we can plan the training accordingly. We will do our best to accommodate any need for whatever reason that need exists.
There are also some common ways we develop our training to take into account the wide variety of learning styles and needs. We know learning styles are not limited to visual, auditory, reading and writing, and kinesthetic. Learning is impacted by a whole variety of things, including underlying medical conditions (diagnosed and not), comfort/ safety in your environment and your past experiences of learning. Our training by design takes this into account, including:
- a welcoming environment for learners to enter
- stress balls or other fidget resources
- workbooks with place for personal notes if the learner wishes
- minimal need to read long pieces of text
- noone is called out or picked on (even to go first)
- no icebreakers that require you to reveal personal information (we do use activities but always related to the learning and with a specific goal)
- no role plays (we find for too many people the issues around acting get in the way of learning)
- regular breaks
- no lengthy period of lectures by the trainer - it’s about discussion of your real life cases or activities that make you think or develop skills
- Yes, we’ve worked with many clients where we’ve delivered multiple courses to allow everyone to attend. We don’t recommend more people in the session for many of the reasons listed above, our courses are designed to be interactive and a safe place to discuss real life situations. Once the groups get much bigger than 14 it starts to become difficult for everyone to participate in these discussions.
- Yes, we’re happy to adapt and design sessions to suit your needs. Book a FREE, no obligation, consultation to discuss your needs and get a quote for bespoke training.
Yes, our in-person training is provided at your venue. Some clients use meeting rooms in their buildings, others book venues. There are a couple of things to consider - we need space in the room to move around. We won’t get you running about but being able to move into smaller groups for discussion, sometimes brainstorming around a large piece of paper are examples of the activities that need space.
In addition, our trainer will need parking as training comes with a lot of kit, plus somewhere to plug a laptop in and either a screen or projector. We don’t use loads of slides (Jenefer isn’t a fan or either producing them or remembering to switch slides) but there are a few occasions where a diagramme or video for example help make the point.
- Our full day sessions are 6 hours, including 30 minutes for lunch and 2 coffee breaks. Our half day sessions are 3 hours with a coffee break. Exact times may vary slightly, training courses are interactive with plenty of opportunities for discussion built into the day, this can impact the end timing slightly.
Yes.
We are a registered provider with The CPD Certification Service- Every session is delivered in person by Jenefer Livings, our founder. Chartered CIPD, a Postgraduate Certificate in Neurodiversity, a qualified Workplace Needs Assessor, 20 years in HR and neurodivergent herself. Training is never outsourced to an associate.
- If you’re ready to go ahead then either book a consultation or email training@silkhelix.co.uk with your requirements and we’ll get dates booked in.