It’s estimated that 15–20% of the global population is neurodivergent and research shows that neurodivergent employees bring significant strengths to their teams. The EY Global Neuroinclusion at Work Study 2025, for example, found many neurodivergent professionals demonstrate high levels of proficiency across areas such as leadership and social influence, curiosity and lifelong learning, as well as data, AI and cyber expertise – some of the fastest growing and most in-demand skills today.

However, the study also revealed that only a quarter of the neurodivergent professionals surveyed feel truly included at work.

One way organisations can learn how to better support neurodivergent teams is by listening to insights from experts and lived-experience advocates through podcasts. Here are five of our top picks.

1. Mark Scully on compassion, masking and changing how firms manage people

In this episode of the Difference Makers Podcast created by Chartered Accountants Worldwide, Irish accountant Mark Scully explains how a late autism diagnosis led him to launch an executive coaching and neurodiversity consultancy. He shares examples of the professional challenges he faced pre-diagnosis – such as saying yes to everything because he often misunderstood the request – and how it led to burnout. Scully also discusses how to normalise neurodiversity and make different ways of working achievable, to benefit everyone.

2. No Such Thing as Normal

Like Scully, New Zealand TV presenter Sonia Gray received a neurodiversity diagnosis as an adult – in her case, ADHD. In No Such Thing as Normal, she speaks to guests about their experiences, exploring conditions including dyslexia, autism, ADHD, Tourette’s and dyspraxia. While not every episode focuses on neurodiversity in the workplace, the podcast offers fascinating insights into themes such as masking, as well as the high rates of neurodivergent people among prisoners and CEOs – and what can lead people down one path over the other.

3. Princess and the Pea

Human rights lawyer Annie Crowe draws on her lived perspective of autism and pathological demand avoidance (PDA) to examine the unique ways neurodivergent people engage with the world. Episode four focuses on neurodiversity in the workplace, covering topics such as communication differences, psychological safety, self-advocacy, flexible work practices and masking.

4. Neurodiversity in the workplace: how leaders can create psychological safety with Julie Cockerill

How can neurodivergent leaders create inclusive, safe environments for themselves? And how can neurotypical leaders better support neurodiverse staff? In this episode of the Leading You podcast, leadership coach and inclusivity expert Julie Cockerill considers what it means to create a neurodivergent-inclusive workplace and how organisations can foster an environment where team members feel supported and engaged.

5. ADHDifference

Diagnosed with ADHD at 52, Julie Legg is the author of The Missing Piece: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD and the host of the ADHDifference podcast. On the latter, she speaks to guests about their experiences of ADHD, delving into topics such as AI support tools and burnout. The podcast website also features a dedicated page of strategies and tools for people with ADHD.