Creating Neuroinclusive Communities Where Everyone Can Thrive
We collaborate with community hubs, CICs, libraries, youth groups and local networks to bring creative, accessible programmes directly to the people who benefit most.
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This is where you’ll find all the things we run with communities, for communities, and sometimes led by communities.
Read’n’Discovery:
Neuro-Inclusive Book Club
A gentle, community-based book club for late-identified neurodivergent adults.
If you’re feeling a bit lost after a diagnosis or self-identifying as autistic, ADHD, or otherwise neurodivergent… you’re not alone.
This relaxed book club is a calm space to connect, reflect, and explore identity together, with absolutely zero pressure to perform.
Just come as you are.
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One book or theme each month, linked to identity, difference, growth
No need to read the whole book — listening & showing up is enough
Friendly, sensory-aware, movement-friendly environment
Crafts, stim toys, quiet breaks all welcome
Facilitated by an autistic psychologist with 10+ years supporting ND adults
Co-designed with lived experience to ensure safety, authenticity & accessibility
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Adults who are newly diagnosed, self-identified, or exploring ND identity
Anyone looking for a low-pressure connection
No referral needed, just come along!
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Nottingham Central Library
Next session: Every last Wednesday of the month
Time: 11:00–12:00
You’ll find the full details, including dates, times, and any last-minute changes, on our Events page.Each session has its own event listing with a link to book your free ticket.
If anything shifts (time, room, cancellations), the event page will always show the updated information.
Roll for Inclusion:
Play for Wellbeing
A gentle community programme using our “Roll for Inclusion” method. It’s creative, supportive, and a bit like D&D (with zero pressure)!
Through collaborative storytelling, participants explore identity, confidence, and connection in a relaxed, welcoming space. No experience needed, just curiosity, kindness, and the willingness to explore stories together.
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Create characters together (as serious or as silly as you like)
Explore everyday and imaginative scenarios
Practise communication, teamwork and decision-making
Build confidence at your own pace
Have fun, genuinely!
Everything is optional. You can participate quietly, loudly, or anywhere in between.
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Roll for Inclusion is for anyone who wants a gentle, friendly space to connect, imagine, and explore at their own pace.
It tends to be especially helpful for:autistic, ADHD and otherwise neurodivergent adults
people feeling isolated or wanting to make new friends
anyone whose social or “people skills” feel a bit rusty
people learning English who want a fun, low-pressure place to practise
folks new to Nottingham or new to the UK
people exploring identity, confidence or self-understanding
unemployed or under-employed adults
anyone who wants a safe, creative “reality escape” once a month
You don’t need to be confident, outgoing, or experienced.
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We run both in-person and online groups:
In-person sessions at Dice & Balls CIC (Arnold, Nottingham)
Online monthly campaign starting February 2026
All session dates, times and booking links are on our Events page.
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Roll for Inclusion blends lived experience, psychology and play.
People who tried it often tell us they:feel braver trying new things
communicate more confidently
feel less alone
build real friendships
rediscover fun and creativity
A lot of people say: “I didn’t know I needed this until I tried it.”
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Our coaching and workplace support can often be funded through the UK’s Access to Work scheme. This means employees and jobseekers may be able to access our services at little or no personal cost, with funding provided directly by the government.
Research & Wellbeing
One-Shots
Research & Wellbeing One-Shots are a series of free, neurodivergent-friendly sessions using the Roll for Inclusion method to explore wellbeing, identity, and lived experience through gentle tabletop roleplay.
These are standalone sessions (no long-term commitment), designed as calm, creative spaces where people can reflect, connect, and take part in research in a way that feels safe, human, and accessible.
Delivered by Work’n’Diversity CIC × Dice & Balls CIC
Supported by Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Research Engagement Network (REN)
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Each one-shot is a self-contained tabletop roleplay scenario (a bit like D&D, with zero pressure). The group becomes a team investigating a research facility, following clues, solving problems, and navigating ethical choices. Along the way, participants engage with real research ideas, without lectures, jargon, or forms.
At the end of the session, participants are invited to complete a short (around 5-minute) questionnaire. This helps us co-create practical guidance for researchers on how to engage neurodivergent people more inclusively. Participation is optional and straightforward.
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Neurodivergent adults (including autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent people) and allies who are curious about research, storytelling, or trying something different. No roleplay experience, academic background, or confidence required, just curiosity and willingness to play along.
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Sessions run in community venues and online as part of the REN project, until the end of March. Each session is a standalone one-shot, so you can attend one without committing to a series. All upcoming sessions and booking details are available via the “Come and play” button at the bottom of this section.
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Research can feel intimidating, abstract, or exclusionary. The Roll for Inclusion method turns it into a shared story instead, making complex ideas tangible, collaborative, and engaging. Participants contribute meaningfully, feel empowered, and leave with a clearer sense of how research connects to real lives.
Neurodivergent-Friendly Digital Job Search Support
Digital Job Search Support is a series of free, neurodivergent-friendly pop-up sessions offering calm, practical help with online job searching and digital admin.
Sessions are small, low-pressure and supportive, with 1:1 and small-group digital support available so you can work at your own pace and ask for help when you need it.
Funded by Gedling Borough Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). Delivered by Work’n’Diversity CIC.
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We offer practical, hands-on digital support focused on what you need help with. This might include:
Using job sites like Indeed or LinkedIn
Email and inbox management
Universal Credit journals
Uploading CVs and completing applications
Safe, simple AI support for job-search tasks
You can work quietly, alongside others, or ask for 1:1 help, whatever feels easiest.
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These sessions are designed with neurodivergent people in mind and are open to anyone who:
finds digital job searching overwhelming
struggles with online forms or systems
prefers calm, structured support
has had negative experiences with traditional job-seeking environments
No diagnosis or paperwork is required.
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Sessions run between January and March 2026 in community venues across Gedling (e.g. Arnold, Carlton, Netherfield).
Exact dates, times and venues are shared on our website when booking opens. See button at the bottom of this menu for access to all sessions.
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Our approach reduces overwhelm by:
keeping groups small
offering clear structure and written prompts
providing optional 1:1 support
allowing people to work at their own pace
focusing on real, practical tasks rather than generic training
This helps people build confidence and independence with digital tools.
Women @ Work: Neurodivergent Peer Support Group
Women@Work is an empowering monthly online space for autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent women, trans, and non-binary people.
Each session features a 40-minute lived-experience talk, followed by a guided roundtable discussion. It’s honest, supportive, and mask-free. Between sessions, a Discord community offers connection, reflection, and peer support about work, well-being, and real life.
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Talk openly about work, burnout, boundaries and weird workplace moments
Share strategies that actually work for ND brains
Compare notes on communication styles, emotional labour and expectations
Celebrate wins, vent about struggles, and support each other
Keep things gentle, friendly and at your pace
You can join with your camera off, speak a lot, speak a little, or just listen. There’s no pressure to contribute if you don’t want to.
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Women @ Work is especially supportive for:
autistic, ADHD and otherwise ND women
trans and non-binary people (the group is explicitly inclusive)
people in, in between, around or in any sort of work (full time mum counts!)
people navigating tricky workplaces
folks recovering from burnout
people figuring out boundaries, identity or communication
anyone who wants a space where they don’t have to pretend
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We meet online, in the evening, once a month.
It’s calm, cosy and community-led.All dates and free booking links are on our Events page, and that’s also where you’ll find any last-minute changes or updates.
An optional Discord community is available to keep conversations going between sessions.
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ND women and trans/NB people often fall through the cracks of mainstream workplace support.
This group creates a space to:feel seen
build confidence
learn from people who “get it”
talk without judgment
break isolation
grow alongside others
It’s support, connection and community, without the formality.
More Community Goodness Coming Soon…
We’ve got a few new community sessions brewing for the new year! Things like relaxed drop-ins, practical support spaces and more ways to connect with other neurodivergent adults.
If you want to hear when new groups launch, you can:
👉 Follow us on social media
👉 Keep an eye on our Events page
👉 Or just drop us a message and we’ll keep you in the loop 💜
We’re growing this space gently and at a pace that feels right and you’re always welcome to join when things unfold.
