Working with Neurodivergence: Communication Differences and Neurodiversity in Medical Training (FD22JUL26)

This session explores communication styles in the context of medical training and how differences in communication can affect feedback, supervision and workplace relationships. We will consider how factors such as personality, culture and neurodiversity may influence communication preferences and behaviours.

The session will focus on how educators can recognise and respond to communication differences, including adapting feedback and interaction styles to support understanding and psychological safety. Practical strategies will be shared to support clearer, more effective and inclusive communication.

The session is interactive and reflective in style, using a combination of brief teaching, guided reflection and discussion. It is suitable for all educators, including those supporting doctors in training and those who identify as neurodivergent themselves.

Booking courses

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Joining Instructions

This is a virtual course, the joining instructions for the virtual meeting will be added to the documents section (above) before the course. Please ensure that you are able to access this before the course so that you are ready to join on the day.

Booking cancellation

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If you need to cancel within 1 week of the course or the course has started and you are not able to attend, please email england.lsfdcourses.yh@nhs.net to give your apologies.

This course is only available to Educational Supervisors, Education Leads, Training Programme Directors and Senior Faculty within Yorkshire and the Humber.

Mandatory: Dentist, or Doctor, or Public Health Professional

To support educators to understand communication style differences in medical training and develop strategies to recognise and adapt communication to support effective and inclusive learning environments.

This course will:

• Introduce the concept of communication styles and how they may vary between individuals. 
• Explore how communication differences can impact feedback, supervision and working relationships. 
• Examine factors that may influence communication style, including personality, culture and neurodiversity. 
• Explore the role of the educator in recognising and responding to communication differences. 
• Provide opportunities for guided reflection on individual and observed communication patterns (optional). 
• Introduce practical strategies to support clear, effective and inclusive communication.

After this course, delegates will be able to: 

• Understand the concept of communication styles and their relevance in medical training. 
• Recognise how communication differences may present in the workplace. 
• Understand the impact of communication styles on feedback, relationships and engagement. 
• Reflect on their own communication patterns and/or those they support.
• Apply practical strategies to adapt communication and support effective, inclusive interactions.