Neurodivergent resident doctors may experience training in different ways. Hearing about the experiences of others can help reduce isolation, increase understanding and provide practical strategies for navigating training.

Experiences of neurodivergent doctors

• Read about a doctor's experience of neurodiversity in the Sunday Times:                                                   CROSS 270425 - Sunday Times 19.pdf

• Read about autism in medicine:  Autism in medicine.pdf

• Watch a neurodivergent doctor share their experiences of medical training (please note that when this video was recorded The Development and Wellbeing Service was known as the Trainee Development and Wellbeing Service)

Peer support networks

• Autistic Doctors International Facebook Group – Peer support, networking and advocacy for autistic doctors.

• Medics Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Facebook Group – An online community for doctors and medical students with dyslexia and dyspraxia.

• Association of Neurodivergent Doctors Facebook Group – A peer support network for neurodivergent doctors.

Further resources 

ADHD

• ADHD in medical school 

• ADHD in adults, including assessment and treatment 

Dyslexia and visual stress

• Visual difficulties associated with dyslexia 

• Specialist visual stress assessment centre near you 

Neurodiversity in healthcare education

• Supporting neurodivergent learners in healthcare education 

• Helping Neurodivergent Doctors Thrive 

• Neurodiversity and specific learning difficulties matter in training and the workplace 

Workplace adjustments

• Access to Work (official Gov.UK website) - Information and application page for Access to Work support, including workplace adjustments and practical support for people with a disability or health condition that affects their work

• Access to Work scheme (Disability rights UK) 

• Providing reasonable adjustments for employees with mental health conditions 

• NHS Scotland Guide to Reasonable Adjustments

• Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace Webinar 

   

Additional tools

Organisational tools and resources to support planning and workload management can be found in the TDWS Professionalism section.

 

 

This page was last updated on: 22.07.2026 at 13.07