What counts as work?
Supporting a neurodivergent child can involve advocacy, research, appointments, communication with schools and services, emotional support, planning, regulation and navigating complex systems.
Much of this labour is essential, yet it can remain invisible, particularly within workplaces.
This session starts from a simple premise: caring is work. It explores what happens when the often-unseen labour of supporting neurodivergent children intersects with paid employment and considers how workplaces and organisations can recognise and respond to the realities of carers’ lives.
Session outline
- The visible and invisible forms of labour involved in caring for and supporting neurodivergent children;
- How advocacy, emotional labour, administrative work, navigating services and responding to children’s individual needs can shape carers’ everyday lives;
- What happens when the demands of care-work and paid employment meet, including the impact of unpredictability, time, workplace expectations and organisational cultures;
- Why experiences of care and employment are not the same for everyone, and how wider inequalities can shape carers’ access to support and flexibility;
- How employers, managers and colleagues can move beyond individualised expectations of resilience towards more inclusive and responsive organisational practices.
Who should attend
Anyone interested in inclusive workplaces, including managers, HR professionals, voluntary and community sector staff, EDI practitioners, and parents and carers of neurodivergent children.
How to register
- You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below.
- This event will take place on Zoom.
- Closed Captions can be enabled by attendees.
- Please email [email protected] if you have any special requirements or accessibility needs.
