April Podcasts of the Month
Evidence-Based Podcasts on Neurodiversity in the Workplace
At Wellbeing Think Tank, we strive to amplify resources that support inclusive, evidence-based approaches to workplace wellbeing. This month, we’re highlighting several podcast episodes and series that explore neurodiversity in professional settings - each offering insights backed by research, clinical expertise, or lived experience from neurodivergent professionals.
These podcasts are excellent listening for HR leaders, managers, health & wellbeing professionals, and anyone looking to create environments that better support and empower neurodivergent employees.
1. Neurodiversity at Work
🎙️ Harvard Business Review – HBR IdeaCast
Link: Listen on HBR.org →
This episode explores how companies can tap into the strengths of neurodivergent employees and reframe hiring and management practices. Featuring expert voices and workplace stories, it offers a practical introduction to how organizations are shifting their cultures and expectations to be more inclusive.
2. Neurodiversity and Inclusion at Work
🎙️ Cornell Keynotes featuring Dr. Susanne Bruyère
Link: Listen via eCornell →
Dr. Bruyère shares data-driven insights into disability inclusion and affirmative hiring practices. This episode is particularly relevant for organizations developing neurodiversity hiring pipelines or evaluating the structural barriers within their existing systems.
3. Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Building Toward Inclusion
🎙️ Ivey Business School Impact Podcast
Link: Listen via Ivey Impact →
Hosted by business school faculty, this episode discusses how leaders can move beyond basic awareness toward structural inclusion. It provides organizational case studies and reflections on how neurodivergent talent enhances creativity, innovation, and culture.
4. Divergent Conversations
🎙️ Hosted by Dr. Megan Neff & Patrick Casale
Link: Visit divergentpod.com →
This podcast explores neurodivergence through a clinically informed, lived-experience lens.
These episodes reflect a growing commitment across sectors to understand and support neurodivergent workers - not as exceptions to be accommodated, but as essential contributors to thriving, innovative organizations. We hope these recommendations are helpful to you.
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This session offers a foundational understanding of neurodiversity and workplace inclusion, encouraging participants to examine disability through a critical, structural lens. It explores the systemic barriers that neurodivergent employees often encounter and emphasizes the importance of accessibility in organizational culture.
Through discussions on universal design, equity, and inclusive language, attendees will walk away with practical strategies they can apply to build more inclusive and supportive work environments.
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