About the Book
Conventional models of the workplace can overlook, ignore, or minimise the abilities of neurodivergent workers. Including Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD, Employing Variant Minds is a revolutionary manual for managers, HR experts, and business leaders trying to modernise their workplace culture and maximise the special skills of neurodivergent people.
This book explores the key elements of neurodivergence in the workplace, including the science behind these disorders, the challenges workers experience, and doable solutions for creating really inclusive workplaces. Emphasising modernising HR practices, Employing Variant Minds questions out-of-date recruiting policies, performance reviews, and "cultural fit" prejudices that can exclude neurodivergent experts.
Leaders will learn to identify and understanding neurodivergent employees, avoid unconscious bias, and use effective accommodations that release creativity and productivity. This book redefines what an inclusive workplace can - and should - be by means of real-world cases, practical tools, and myth-busting debates.
Employing Variant Minds is a must-read for any forward-looking company since it offers a call to action for changing the workplace to welcome the whole potential of different ideas.
About the Author
Silvino Rodrigues brings a rare combination of lived experience and formal expertise to the neurodivergence conversation. With over thirty years of corporate technology and tertiary studies spanning electronics engineering, software development, financial management, an MBA, and postgraduate work in adult education and psychology, Silvino writes with both analytical rigour and hard-earned personal insight.
A late-life discovery of autism and ADHD sparked a new direction: understanding why so many neurodivergent adults - and those who live and work alongside them - struggle to bridge a gap neither side can fully see. These books provide partners, colleagues, and employers seeking genuine understanding with clear explanations of how variant minds work.
Silvino now dedicates time to neurodivergent research, writing, and advocacy and is available for corporate and public speaking engagements on neurodivergence in relationships, workplaces, and everyday life.
News and Updates
- Book released 2nd March 2025
- Available as Kindle eBook1.
.. in 13 geographies (English content):
AU CA UK US & BR DE ES FR IN IT JP NL MX - Print (7x10" Hardback) available on special, bulk order - Contact Us
- Number of pages (print): 616
- ISBNs:
- Print:
978-1-7638955-0-8 - eBook:
978-1-7638955-1-5
Corrections
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| 30 | PART 1 → Medical Management of Autism → Therapies and Tools | "3. Applied Behaviour Analysis (AVA):" | "3. Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA):" | 1 March 2025 |
