In-house legal teams are no strangers to accommodation requests, but one specific kind is growing in relevance and demands close attention, experts at a Baker & Hostetler webinar this week agreed.

Neurodivergence emerged as a nonmedical term in the 1990s and has gained wider usage in recent months, Baker & Hostetler partner Amy Traub said. It describes individuals who learn, process and focus differently than most other individuals, and can include anything from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia to autism. It also can mean nonspecific mental difficulties in the workplace.

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