Today, those differences are given labels such as autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, dyslexia, and dyspraxia.
The term also recognises both the difficulties that people who have these conditions may encounter in the workplace and the unique strengths that come from thinking differently.
Collectively people who are, for example, dyslexic or dyspraxia can be referred to as neurodivergent.
At least one in ten working-age adults are neurodivergent in some way. Not all neurodivergent workers have had a formal diagnosis or may not have disclosed to their employer that they are neurodivergent.