Neurodiversity | Surge in employment tribunals disputes related to autism, ADHD & neurodiversity discrimination

Employment tribunal cases related to neurodiversity rose by 79% last year, new research reveals. 

Specialist employment & partnership law firm Fox & Partners found a rise in employment tribunal cases last year from 102 cases to 183 cases where employees cited neurodiversity for conditions such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Aspergers, ADHD and Autism as a factor in discrimination. 

44% of the neurodiversity claims related to discrimination involved dyslexic individuals.

The findings come in the same month of the 30th anniversary of the Royal Assent of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which was later replaced by the Equality Act 2010, consolidating equality laws.