TLT, the Bristol-headquartered national law firm, has launched a neurodiversity network as part of what it described as a progressive and inclusive working approach.
The move is among a package of additional measures at the firm to support its neurodivergent employees, including helping them meet, share advice and provide mutual support. 
The package includes a fully funded assessment, diagnostic and support package to help TLT’s employees find an easier path to diagnosis and support.
This offer is also extended to their partners and children, with the firm saying it recognised the importance of “supporting those we love, contributing to everyone’s wellbeing”.
The neurodiversity network is the sixth at TLT, which has more than 160 partners and employs around 1,600 people across its seven UK offices.
As part of the approach, the firm is working alongside neurodiversity experts, including the Business Disability Forum to offer training and additional support for colleagues.
This toolkit will enable discussion and educate about neurodiversity including understanding any changes in working conditions colleagues may need because of their assessment and diagnosis. 
TLT’s package of support measures recognises the challenges facing neurodivergent employees and acknowledges there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution to neurodiversity in the workplace.
Coupled with the firm’s ground-breaking approach to flexibility, called TLT World, the new measures are aimed at empowering neurodivergent employees to work in a way that best suits them.
It is the latest support package at TLT as part of its ambitions to create a people-first culture, supporting employees’ individual needs.
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TLT equity partner Caroline Ramsay, pictured above, said: “We are so excited to launch this new package of support measures, with the aim of making TLT a more welcoming environment to neurodivergent people.
“This is a big step forward for the firm’s health and wellbeing agenda and will have a transformative effect on how we work alongside our neurodiverse colleagues, as well as helping the firm both attract and retain talent.
TLT chief people officer Helen Hodgkinson, pictured above added: “One in seven people in the UK are estimated to be neurodivergent, and so helping our people to either get the diagnosis they need or create an environment to flourish just makes business sense and is another important step in our goal of creating a people-first environment. 
“We understand that feeling supported by your employer can have a hugely positive impact on our colleague’s sense of belonging.
“As such, it is important that we are all educated about and able to have informed discussions about neurodiversity.
“This will help our neurodivergent colleagues to exercise control over their working conditions and create the best working environment.”
One employee to benefit from the scheme is senior associate Martha Philips, pictured above. She said: “Through TLT, I had a full assessment, having waited just three weeks for the appointment.
“I had already been on the NHS waiting list for a year and faced a further five to six years if TLT hadn’t supported this. I got my results on the day with a full report four weeks later.
“I have two neuro-divergent children, so it is important for me to be educated and self-aware of my own neurodivergence so that I can advocate for them and give them the best possible experience growing up.
“A diagnosis for me means that they will have a positive role model without fear or shame of being different. I’m so grateful to TLT for championing inclusivity for neurodiversity and I hope more people make the most of it.”
