In many workplaces regular decisions need to be made about work and its progress. Problem solving, analysing information and negotiating solutions are often linked with decision making and are equally valuable skills applied in the workplace.
These cognitive or thinking skills can be difficult for people who have a disability that affects the way the brain processes information (for example, intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injury, specific learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, psychiatric disorders, dementia and other neurological conditions).
Assistance is available to enable employees to make better decisions and more effectively tackle problems at work. Specific aids and support networks are detailed in the following relevant problem solving and decision making links.
Workplace adjustments and solutions
A cognition and communication specialist, such as a speech pathologist may be useful in identifying any difficulties in this area by way of assessment. There are also a range of aids and support networks which can assist people to make better decisions and more effectively tackle problems at work.
Links to more specific job requirements for problem solving and decision making