Heston Blumenthal OBE has opened up about his own mental health as he sets out to campaign for a change in attitudes to neurodiversity in the workplace.
Blumenthal has been recently diagnosed as bipolar following a positive assessment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2017 and believes his neurodiversity has been a superpower for him and can be for more employees and employers.
The chef and entrepreneur whose restaurants include the Three Michelin Star Fat Duck, the Michelin starred Hind’s Head, the Two Michelin star Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and the Perfectionists’ Café, wants to raise awareness of the importance in including neurodivergent people in the workplace.
To that end he has commissioned two pieces of research, the first is a survey of British adults who have a diagnosis of a neurodiverse condition or believe they are neurodivergent, and the second survey was with Board Directors and HR Directors of FTSE 350 companies. Both surveys reveal greater support is needed in the workplace for people who are neurodivergent.
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