AI for Neurodivergent Life and Learning

• Neurodivergent adults and young adults
• People exploring whether AI could support everyday life or learning
• Learners who experience difficulties with planning, organisation or task initiation
• People who find communication, information processing or written tasks demanding
• Anyone wanting to use AI more safely, intentionally and independently

• How AI can support planning, organisation and executive functioning
• Ways to use AI for learning, revision and understanding complex information
• How AI can support communication and reduce the pressure of starting from a blank page
• Practical approaches for breaking down tasks and managing cognitive load
• How to check AI-generated information for errors, bias and misinformation
• How to protect your privacy, independence and personal choice
• Practical prompts you can adapt to your own needs

Understanding AI

Explore what generative AI is, how it produces responses and why its output should be questioned rather than automatically trusted.

AI for Learning and Understanding

Use AI to clarify information, generate examples, adapt explanations, support revision and explore topics in ways that suit your learning preferences.

AI for Executive Functioning

Explore practical ways to break down tasks, organise information, plan projects, create routines and reduce the demands involved in getting started.

AI for Communication and Everyday Life

Use AI to help structure emails, prepare for conversations, summarise information and reduce the pressure of communicating under stress.

Responsible and Independent Use

Consider privacy, accuracy, bias, overreliance and how to use AI as a support tool without allowing it to replace your own thinking or decision-making.

Reflection & Personal Action Planning

Identify where AI may genuinely help you, where it may not be appropriate and how you can create personal boundaries for using it.

• 90-minute live online workshop
• Practical demonstrations using widely available AI tools
• Downloadable AI for Life and Learning guide
• Adaptable example prompts
• Personal reflection and action-planning activities
• Opportunity to ask questions
• Follow-up resource email

This workshop brings together developments in artificial intelligence with evidence from education, psychology, neuroscience, digital literacy and neuroinclusive practice.

For some neurodivergent people, everyday tasks can place significant demands on working memory, attention, emotional regulation, communication and executive functioning. Used thoughtfully, AI may help reduce unnecessary cognitive load by providing structure, generating starting points and making information easier to process.

The workshop does not present AI as a replacement for learning, professional support or independent thought. Instead, it explores how AI can be used as one optional tool while maintaining autonomy, privacy, critical thinking and personal choice.

Do I need experience using AI?
No. The workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as people who have already experimented with AI tools.

Do I need a formal neurodivergent diagnosis?
No. You do not need a diagnosis to attend. The workshop is open to anyone who identifies with the experiences discussed or believes the strategies may be helpful.

Which AI tools will be demonstrated?
We will use examples from widely available generative AI tools. The focus is on transferable approaches rather than requiring one particular platform.

Will AI complete my work for me?
The workshop focuses on using AI to support thinking, understanding, organisation and communication—not to replace your own learning, judgement or creativity.

Will accessibility be considered?
Yes. The session is designed with different ways of processing information and participating in mind. You can share any specific access needs when booking.

Will I receive resources?
Yes. You will receive a downloadable guide, practical prompts and a follow-up resource email.