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April 17, 2023
Melanie Francis (Chartered FCIPD) joins the Do-IT team!
We are so delighted and excited to announce that Melanie Francis, Chartered FCIPD has joined our Do-IT team as Director of Neurodiversity at Work. Sh…
Do-IT Team
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March 27, 2023
Neurodiversity Index Report 2023
New research from the City & Guilds Foundation, and neurodiversity experts Do-IT Solutions finds that employers are currently failing to support neuro…
Do-IT Team
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January 27, 2023
ReciteMe Accessibility Report 2022
We are delighted to be featured in @Recite Me’s 2022 Accessibility Report! Inclusion is a priority here at Do-IT Solutions and that is why we are…
Do-IT Team
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December 19, 2022
Inclusive Awards 2022 – Lifetime Achiever
Congratulations to our CEO Professor Amanda Kirby, who was recently awarded the Lifetime Achiever Award at Inclusive Companies Inclusive Awards 2022….
Do-IT Team
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November 2, 2022
Creating Neuro-Inclusive Events
Check out this handy guide to creating neuro-inclusive events. Handy tips for the planning stage, before the event, during and after….
Do-IT Team
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September 28, 2022
BRAND NEW Neurodiversity Workplace Profiler
BRAND NEW Neurodiversity Workplace Profiler. For anyone in employment, moving into employment, SME’s, and workplace assessors. At Do-IT we recognise t…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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September 26, 2022
Neurodiversity – Why do we need to get the right numbers?
Why is getting ‘good’ data important for becoming truly neuroinclusive? Someone asked me the other day if I knew of the stats for the number of peopl…
Do-IT Team
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August 15, 2022
“Neurodiversity: A New Paradigm” Conference 2022
Last month we had the privilege of bringing the “Neurodiversity: A New Paradigm” Conference 2022 together with the ADHD Foundation and Lexxic. …
Professor Amanda Kirby
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July 6, 2022
Creating Neuroinclusive Boardrooms and C-Suites
There has been much discussion about the need to increase diversity in the workplace at all levels progress remains slow for example relating to gende…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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June 21, 2022
Neurodiversity and Allyship
Allyship is when a person of privilege works in partnership with a marginalized group of people to remove the barriers that challenge that group’s rig…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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May 22, 2022
Neurodiversity 101- are we all a ‘bit ADHD’ or not?
A couple of weeks ago I was invited to share my thoughts on ‘Radio 5 Live’ about a book by Johan Hari book– Stolen focus which talks about us all beco…
Do-IT Team
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April 20, 2022
Neurodiversity 101 – What’s in a diagnosis?
As a doctor, I was taught as a medical student that 90% of the diagnosis was based on a good history. Writing this article reminded me about the Balin…
Do-IT Team
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March 21, 2022
Neurodiversity and Parents – Useful Guide
Download this free practical guide with links to resources and organisations for parents/guardian/carers of Neurodiverse children….
Do-IT Team
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March 3, 2022
Lunch & Learn Webinar – Introduction to developing Neuro-inclusive workplaces
Are you interested in learning about developing Neuro-inclusive workplaces? In this introductory session with Professor Amanda Kirby, she will explo…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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February 12, 2022
Neurodiversity and Recruitment – ‘Computer says no’?
Mckinsey published a report in 2020 considering why diversity wins and inclusion matters. Their 2019 analysis founds that companies in the top quartil…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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January 26, 2022
Neurodiversity- be careful that we don’t end up bleaching it!
Words are powerful – be careful that the multicolored NEU(NEW) in NEU-rodiversity… doesn’t become bleached! I mostly like the framing of neurodiversi…
Do-IT Team
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January 19, 2022
Do-IT welcomes the newest member of the team!
It’s now been nearly a month since Gemma Sedgwick, our newest team member, joined Do-IT as our Customer Relationship Manager. We’re thrilled to have h…
Guest Contributor
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October 19, 2021
Do-IT Profiler at Southern Virginia University
Do-IT are proud to be in partnership with Southern Virginia University in the United States, read the blog by Lia Wheatley (Director of the Personal L…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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September 17, 2021
Neurodiversity and New Accessibility Standards
A new standard of website Accessibility is on the way The new WCAG 3.0 guidelines have been in the drafting process since January, with an estimated …
Professor Amanda Kirby
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August 26, 2021
Is There a Link Between Neurodiversity and Mental Health?
Neurodiversity, a term thought to have been coined by Australian sociologist Judy Singer in the late 1990s, represents the different ways in which peo…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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July 29, 2021
Rationale and Evidence for Do-IT Profiler
There is extensive evidence that neurodevelopmental conditions including Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) , Attention-…
Do-IT Team
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June 30, 2021
‘Coloured Balls in a Bucket’ – The Inspiration Behind Our New Logo
Read all about the inspiration behind our new website and logo. Here at Do-IT our team has had a busy 6 months, working on the design of our brand new…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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June 5, 2021
Managing yours and your children’s stress levels
This has been an extraordinary time for everyone. For parents with children of all ages it also means balancing children’s needs and their wellbeing a…
Do-IT Team
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May 20, 2021
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021
Do-IT Solutions is proud to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by joining together with great companies like Recite Me to raise awareness of…
Do-IT Team
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March 28, 2021
Do-IT Solutions has a new Managing Director
Do-IT Solutions are excited to announce the promotion of Helen Arnold-Richardson to Managing Director taking the company on the next stage of the jour…
Do-IT Team
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March 5, 2021
Where Have All The Girls Gone? (Report)
To coincide with International Women’s Day 2021, we have released the report – Where Have All The Girls Gone? Click the button below to download the P…
Do-IT Team
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March 2, 2021
Rationale for Neurodiversity Children’s Profiler (for parents)
Embracing neurodiversity – an inclusive whole child approach Neurodiversity is about all of us and considers the diverse and different ways our brains…
Do-IT Team
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February 15, 2021
Supporting Your Apprentices With Do-IT Profiler
Last week we celebrated National Apprenticeship Week (7th – 14th February 2021). Below you will find a specially recorded webinar to celebrate the wee…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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February 3, 2021
Encouraging positive interactions with your children at home
Encouraging positive interactions at home Consider environmental triggers: Are there certain times or situations when you see some specific behaviours…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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February 1, 2021
Your neurodivergent is our family’s neurotypical!
As a parent we worry about our children. We want them to be happy and be the best selves they can be. We sometimes want them to also fit in or blend i…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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January 20, 2021
Is Neurodiversity coming out in 2021?.. and should we have to?
Scholars over the past years have pointed to the relentless focus on the ways in which identity is constructed through the interpretation of visible b…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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December 9, 2020
Neurodiversity: Embracing inclusivity in the magistrates’ courts
Magistrates Association cut out and keep guide to Neurodiversity. Embracing inclusivity in the magistrates’ courts. December 2020…
Helen Arnold-Richardson
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December 7, 2020
Neurodiversity in youth justice – supporting children to achieve their goals
Many of the children who enter the Youth Justice System will have complex lives and have faced adversity that some of us could only imagine. Many have…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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November 30, 2020
Disability is Everyone’s Business
Neurodiversity is about all of us and considers the diverse and different ways our brains work and how we process information. As a parent you will se…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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November 9, 2020
What is Neurodiversity? (for parents)
Neurodiversity is about all of us and considers the diverse and different ways our brains work and how we process information. As a parent you will se…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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October 26, 2020
Neuroinclusive hiring – let’s get the talent on board
1 in 6 people is likely to be neurodivergent. Each person is different and comes with different strengths and talents. They are your potential employe…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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October 1, 2020
Why do some young people miss out on getting a diagnosis or get the wrong one?
There are many issues that may act as a barrier to gaining a diagnosis of different neurodiverse conditions such as DYSLEXIA or ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPE…
Professor Amanda Kirby
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October 1, 2020
Making more from less – we can improve neurodiverse services for all
The ‘Inverse Care Law’ says those who need it most are the least likely to get it. In Neurodevelopmental Disorders/Neurodiversity services-…
Do-IT Team
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July 3, 2020
What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity is the way we think, move, act, communicate and process information. We are all different. Some people have challenges and strengths a…