Neurodiversity & Enterprise Education: How can we facilitate neurodivergent student success?
 
Rob Edwards, Neurodiversity & Entrepreneurship Association & Dr Lorna Treanor, University of Nottingham & Founder of the Charter for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
 
This report summarises findings from an interactive session given at the International Enterprise Educators Conference in September 2023, and includes input from neurodivergent students and business owners in addition to enterprise educators who shared challenges, solutions and good practice examples.
 
This 12-page document provides a basic introduction to neurodivergence before presenting the findings from this session which, it is hoped, may begin to inform enterprise educators in identifying how to structure service provision that is more inclusive but also, may serve to encourage wider input from across the enterprise and entrepreneurship educator ecosystem such that a more comprehensive good practice guide can be developed and shared. 
 
Key questions
 
What initiatives and good practice are you already using to help neurodivergent students succeed?
 
How can neurodivergent students benefit from different approaches and techniques to achieve success in enterprise and entrepreneurship?
 
Where are the challenges and concerns for enterprise educators?
 
How can showcasing and celebrating neurodivergent business benefit a wider enterprise education environment that is truly inclusive for all?