{"id":14952,"date":"2021-11-01T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keystream.eu.applyflow.com\/?p=14952"},"modified":"2023-06-12T14:51:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T13:51:58","slug":"celebrating-neurodiversity-in-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.key-stream.com\/news\/celebrating-neurodiversity-in-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Neurodiversity in Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The world is still reeling from the aftermath of the Covid pandemic, as companies have shifted to new ways of working, adopting technologies to suit those working remotely or sometimes in different regions.\u00a0According to a new study from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conducted with 250 companies, 67% of businesses across the United Kingdom have unfilled digital vacancies and less than a third (31%) are confident that the UK business community will be able to access the digital skills they need in the next 3-5 years. This is as a result of tech skills becoming more and more in demand across the UK. Therefore, to meet the expanding demand for digital technology skills, employers have to attract a wider talent pool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lets talk about neurodiversity<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cNeurodiverse (ND) and neurodiversity refer to the infinite variation in cognitive functioning that can lead to differences in thinking, attention, and memory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013\u00a0Creative Differences Handbook<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Most people are neurotypical, which means the brain functions and processes information in a conventional way. Some people are neurodivergent, which means the brain functions, learns, and processes in alternative ways.<\/p>\n

Neurodivergent individuals often have the skills employers need for digital tech roles, such as:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There is a huge untapped pool of neurodivergent talent keen to bring their sought-after skills to\u00a0data analytics,\u00a0cyber security, gaming, coding, design and much more in digital tech.\u00a0The conditions listed below are all part of diagnostic labels used to explain the diverse ways of thinking, learning, processing and behaving. As with all people, we each have our talents and challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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