What does neuroinclusive leadership actually look like, and can empathy, active listening, adaptability, and emotional intelligence be learned?

In this solo deep dive, Jayne translates the findings from her Master of Leadership research into practical, plain-English lessons for leaders, workplaces, and neurodivergent employees.

Hello, hello, and welcome to AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. We talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, sensory needs, identity, and all the messy bits in between.

With Callie taking a well-earned break, Jayne hijacks the pod in full corporate boss-baddie mode to unpack her thesis, Empowering Neuroinclusivity: Exploring the Role of Leadership in Cultivating Neuroinclusive Workplace Culture. She explores why leadership is central, not incidental, to neuroinclusive workplaces, why empathy is a skill, and why inclusion requires much more than a quiet room or a one-off training day. (And yes, she would now like to be addressed as Master Jayne).

In this episode, we talk about:

• The shift from treating neurodivergence as a deficit to recognizing cognitive diversity as an organizational strength
• The learnable skills behind neuroinclusive leadership, including empathy, active listening, emotional intelligence, and adaptability
• Why intersectionality matters, and why support cannot focus on one part of a person in isolation
• How language, communication, and growth mindset shape identity, safety, and belonging at work
• Physical, social, and organisational environments, and why accommodations are only one piece of the puzzle
• Microaggressions, allyship, accessible recruitment, and the risk of quietly filtering neurodivergent people out
• What is still missing from the research, including a clear leadership framework built around neuroinclusive practice

Timestamps

00:35 - Jayne hijacks the pod

03:12 - The thesis and research questions

06:35 - From medical deficit to organizational strength

10:55 - Intersectionality: it is never just one thing

15:19 - Language, identity, and empowerment

20:32 - Physical, social, and organizational environments

25:34 - What the research still does not tell us

30:13 - The big takeaway: neuroinclusive leadership skills can be learned

Disclaimer: This episode shares research interpretation and lived experience. It is not medical, therapeutic, or legal advice.

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Keywords:

Neuroinclusive leadership | AuDHD at work | neurodiversity in the workplace | ADHD leadership | autistic employees | workplace inclusion | psychological safety | reasonable adjustments | inclusive leadership

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In this short podcast update, Callie explains why we are taking a week off, asks for listener feedback, and gives ADHD and AuDHD grownups permission to rest, be present, and do a little bit less.

This podcast was created on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Wadawurrung, and Dja Dja Wurrung Peoples.

Hello, hello, and welcome to AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish with your neurodivergent besties, Callie Elward-Barrett and Jayne Gurton. Where we talk about neurodivergence in real adult life: work, relationships, burnout, overwhelm, identity, and all the weird little things that make you think, ‘surely it’s not just me’. We’re honest, occasionally sweary, and very much not interested in pretending to be polished.

This is not quite a full episode, besties. It is a short update from Callie, because we are taking a week off and, in true ADHD fashion, forgot to tell you.

It is school holidays in Australia, the house is full of kids, Tech Guy is also taking some time off, and Callie is trying to be properly present with family. Because honestly, what is the point of working for yourself if you never let yourself use that flexibility?

This update is also about rest, guilt, and the pressure to keep producing, even when your actual life needs you. Callie gives you official permission to do less, pause without earning it through total burnout, and stop being everything to everyone all the time.

We also want your feedback. What do you want more of? What do you like? What is missing? What questions, ADHD tax stories, mortifying moments, overthinking spirals, or guest suggestions do you want to send us?

00:00 We are taking a week off

00:55 School holidays, family time, and being present

01:28 We want your feedback

02:10 Send us your questions, stories, ADHD tax, and overthinking spirals

03:10 Follow, subscribe, and help the algorithm

03:49 Permission to do less

04:41 You do not have to be everything to everyone

05:01 Upcoming guests and what is coming next

05:24 See you next week, besties

This short update includes Callie’s lived and professional perspective on rest, work, family, and doing less. It is not medical, psychological, or workplace advice.

Find us on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok at F Them Fish AuDHD for Grownups

Send your stories, questions, ADHD tax, guest ideas, and feedback to mailto:fthemfish@gmail.com

AuDHD for Grownups: F Them Fish is an honest, funny podcast about ADHD, Autism, work, relationships, sensory overload, burnout, identity, late diagnosis, rest, overthinking, and the stuff nobody explains after diagnosis.

Follow or subscribe so you do not miss an episode and leave us a five-star review if the pod makes you feel understood, entertained, or slightly less alone.

AuDHD for grownups: honest, funny conversations about ADHD and Autism - work, relationships, sensory overload, identity, and the stuff nobody explains after late diagnosis.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.