Neurodivergent inclusion in university & healthcare settings
Healthcare teams work in high-pressure environments where hidden disabilities, sensory needs and cognitive differences can easily be misunderstood. Jodie delivers lived-experience training that improves communication, reduces stress and supports safer, more compassionate care.
Talks • Training • Workshops • Clinical team sessions
Why neuro-inclusive practice matters in universities & healthcare
Around 20% of patients, colleagues and staff are neurodivergent, yet most clinical environments aren’t designed with sensory, cognitive or communication differences in mind. This leads to misunderstanding, anxiety, delays in care and preventable incidents.
A neuro-inclusive healthcare environment helps you:
➜ Improve communication between clinical teams and neurodivergent patients
➜ Reduce stress, overwhelm and burnout among staff
➜ Strengthen trauma-informed practice and psychological safety
➜ Build confidence around hidden disabilities such as ADHD, FND and autism
➜ Support safer, more compassionate patient experiences
Neurodivergent awareness isn’t “extra training.”
It’s fundamental to delivering safe, effective, person-centred care.
What Jodie delivers for University & Healthcare teams
Jodie designs supportive, practical sessions that help healthcare professionals understand hidden disabilities and recognise the impact of sensory, cognitive and communication differences in clinical environments. Her lived experience brings authenticity and empathy, helping teams connect with material that is often overlooked in traditional training.
These sessions equip staff with simple, effective strategies to reduce sensory barriers, build psychological safety and communicate with clarity, compassion and confidence. The result is improved experiences for both patients and colleagues, and a more supportive culture across healthcare settings.
Signature sessions for healthcare:
➤ Trauma-informed communication for hidden disabilities
Practical tools for working with patients who experience sensory overload, anxiety, dissociation or fatigue.
➤ Neurodiversity awareness for clinical teams
Understand ADHD, autism, FND, masking, sensory needs and cognitive differences in clinical environments.
➤ High-stress environment wellbeing
Support front-line staff to reduce overwhelm, prevent burnout and build psychological safety within teams.
➤ Workshops for NHS leadership and education teams
Evidence-based strategies for making hospital, clinic and community settings more accessible and supportive.
Popular outcomes include:
→ More confident clinical communication
→ Reduced staff stress and burnout
→ Better understanding of sensory and cognitive needs
→ Practical steps to reduce overwhelm and distress
→ Improved patient experience and care outcomes
What to expect from working with Jodie
➤ Calm, trauma-informed delivery
➤ Practical tools staff can apply immediately
➤ Clear, relatable explanations of hidden disabilities
➤ Sensory-aware strategies for clinical environments
➤ Confidence to support neurodivergent patients and colleagues
➤ Evidence-based insights grounded in lived experience
Jodie creates a psychologically safe learning space where healthcare professionals feel comfortable asking questions, sharing experiences and learning without judgement.
Neurodiversity Speaker / Inclusion in the Workplace talks / Neurotalks 