It’s About Time: Supporting Neurodivergent Employees with Time Management in the Workplace

The term “neurodiversity” refers to the infinite variation in brain functioning that leads to differences in thinking, attention, memory, and communication. Some neurodivergent individuals have differences in executive functioning skills like time management, and as a result, need different support and accommodations in the workplace. In this presentation, learn about time management from a neurodivergent lens. Whether you are neurodivergent or you are a supervisor to someone who is, this webinar will provide concrete strategies to support time management in the workplace.

As a result of this program, attendees will:

• Learn why neurodivergent individuals, such as people with Autism and ADHD, have differences in time management skills
• Understand key concepts, such as tachyosychia, time blindness, and executive functioning
• Gain 6-8 concrete strategies to support and make accommodations for neurodivergent individuals with time management in the workplace
• Learn about 3-5 tools that neurodivergent individuals can use in the workplace to support effective time management

Instructor: Renee Grassi

Author, trainer, librarian, administrator, teacher, and accessibility consultant Renee Grassi is an advocate for equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in libraries, schools, and communities. As a neurodivergent librarian herself, Renee has worked in public libraries for over 17 years, developing award-winning library initiatives that welcome, support, and welcome disabled residents and their families and caregivers. Learn more at reneegrassi.com.

To register for this webinar please follow this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8417764534307/WN_0ZN3htBERSK5PekZshroSg. Sessions are free and available only to members of the Michigan library community. Registrants will receive instructions and a link to attend the session directly from PCI after they register.

PCI Webinars are recorded and available to members of the Michigan library community in the Library of Michigan's Niche Staff Skills Academy about a week after they air. New webinars will be in the New category for several weeks. You do not need to register for a webinar in order to view it later in the Staff Skills Academy.

This project is made possible by grant funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered by the State of Michigan through the Library of Michigan.