ALICE HEWSON

WRITER, AUTHOR, YOUTH WORKER

Photo credit: Elly Lucas

I am currently looking for venues/events/conferences/festivals to promote my book, “Neurodiversity in the workplace: How to create an inclusive and safe environment.”

If you are a bookshop, workplace, youth or community centre, book festival, business or charity, and would like to hear me speak on neurodivergence and inclusion, please get in touch!

WHAT PEOPLE SAY…

  • "I'm so proud to have been part of Alice's journey but more than that, I'm in awe of this woman who has turned her life on its head and is making others do it too. Alice is an amazing role model, she is happy for us to use her example when encouraging other young people to get involved, her new venture into writing is utterly awe inspiring and emotional. She is reaching a whole new audience who really do need to hear what she has to say. I'm incredibly proud to know this woman, and chuffed to bits to call her my friend. I can't think of a better role model for young people or older people, with or without disability!"

  • "Thanks to Alice we now have a dyspraxia group in the North East. My daughter is now 16 and has dyspraxia. When she was younger we struggled to get help and there was no one available near where we live. My daughter has met Alice at Dysraxia events and feels very at ease and open in her company. Her friendly demeanor and pleasant attitude is immediately welcoming. Alice is an ideal role model for my daughter, having struggled herself to overcome her dyspraxia and work with what she has got. She can understand the frustrations of a 16 year old who at the moment is struggling with GCSEs. For myself, I know I could contact Alice if I needed advice. Thanks Alice"

  • "I've known Alice a few years, and initially just thought she was a nice lass, rather quiet. I had no idea what she was up against just coming out to socialise and try new things by herself, with everyone telling her she shouldn't be able to. The more I get to know her the more its obvious she is unassumingly one of the most ballsy and badass people you could ever hope to meet, and warm, funny and kind with it. She shows all of us a thing or twelve about getting on and doing stuff even when we feel insurmountaby rubbish, and for that is a fantastic role model and friend for anyone an everyone."

  • "You're blogs have really spoken to me."

  • "Great post, lots of things to think about! I think the section, ‘Getting it wrong is how we get it right’ is really useful. Thank you."

  • "The writer brings lived experience and insights with her, and her understanding and appreciation of neurodivergence (the book offers a good explanation if you are confused as to which word to use; neurodiversity or neurodivergence). The book offers a wide range of detailed information, recommendations, advice and strategies about neurodivergence both in the workplace and in every day life. It opens with definitions related to neurodivergence. The author’s employment of her own experience made this book a better read for me, and I was glad to see a balance between the anecdotal and the specific, sustainable, feasible and more generalised tips."

  • "Very interesting and full of useful and applicable ideas in case one is in the right work environment, open to change and inclusiveness. Preface necessary because sometimes the author seemed a bit too idealistic to me, but certainly you have to start somewhere to change things."

  • "Neurodiversity in the Workplace" is a text written by a neurodivergent author who was exposed to a wide range of personal experiences in various workplaces until she found a profession that embraced her as a whole person and utilized the strengths of her personality. Hewson explains different neurodivergent diagnoses in a very easy-to-understand language and compiles a tool kit of various ideas for successful working relationships between neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals in the workplace in the pages of this text, with the understanding that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to human relationships. While there are a lot of excellent ideas, some that I will utilize personally, it is important to understand that the ideas shared in this book are based off of personal experience."

  • "Neurodiversity in the Workplace" is written by a neurodivergent author who makes the case for improved inclusion and belonging accommodations for neurodivergent employees. This is a topic that warrants far more examination than it is currently receiving. I applaud the author for writing this book and sharing her own anecdotal experience. This book is useful to neurotypical and atypical alike. I wish there was more factual evidence over anecdotal conversation in the book, but it is a great start to address this important issue."