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We are GAIN, a CIC dedicated to radically transforming the employment prospects of neurodivergent people in the insurance, investment and related financial services industries.

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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Our 2024 Neuroinclusion survey showed that GAIN membership makes a measurable difference, from better workplace adjustments to higher satisfaction and inclusion. See how insight turns into action, and take the 2025 GAIN Survey 👇 tinyurl.ee/IwpCQ Check out this week's article tinyurl.ee/QJASD
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Our 2024 survey showed how visible neurodivergent role models transform workplaces, boosting belonging, engagement and retention. Read the latest blog at www.member.gaintogether.org/post/what-ou... Let’s build more visibility together. Take the 2025 GAIN Survey lnkd.in/etaT548Y
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our 2024 survey revealed tough truths about neurodivergent career experiences, from differences in pay to bias in “what leadership looks like.” Your voice can help change that. Take part in the 2025 GAIN Survey lnkd.in/etaT548Y Read this week's article to learn more: lnkd.in/earQpHD9
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
We have 35 vacancies on the GAIN Career Club jobs board! This includes 15 new roles, & 10 expiring soon. Vacancies are available nationwide, from apprenticeships to c-suite. Check out the current vacancies: lnkd.in/eugHMPGf Sign up for weekly vacancy alerts: lnkd.in/edZnpDbi
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Our 2024 survey revealed most GAIN members were diagnosed, or self-identified, as neurodivergent in adulthood. Barriers to diagnosis remain, and diagnosis should not be a prerequisite for support Read what we learned: www.member.gaintogether.org Take the GAIN Survey: forms.office.com/e/5QpsVw0TQi
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Take the GAIN 2025 Neurodiversity Survey Today. Every response: Adds power to our advocacy for inclusive hiring . Helps employers understand what neuroinclusion really looks like. Strengthens the connection we have with our community. Take the survey: lnkd.in/ep9tWzCr by 31st December 2025
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
📈 Unlock Your Potential in Investment! 📈 The investment industry thrives on strategic thinking, attention to detail & innovation—making it a great fit for neurodivergent talent. Explore exciting career paths where your strengths shine. Find out more: 🔗 lnkd.in/eJTaBAVC.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
💼 Discover Business Careers That Work for You! 💼 From project management to data analysis, insurance and investment value creative problem-solving, innovation & diverse thinking, making it a great fit for neurodivergent talent. Explore roles that match your strengths. Learn more: 🔗
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Inspiring Futures in Insurance: Why Neurodivergent Talent Excels in Underwriting Are you analytical, detail-focused, and great at spotting patterns others might miss? Why not consider becoming an Underwriter? Sign up to job notifications via the GAIN Career Club at lnkd.in/edZnpDbi
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Our 2024 survey revealed how diverse the GAIN community is, and why every voice matters. Learn more on the GAIN blog at www.member.gaintogether.org Help shape an even richer picture this year. Take part in the 2025 GAIN Survey 👇 forms.office.com/e/5QpsVw0TQi
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Georgina Philippou, portfolio NED and Adviser including Vice Chair of Armstrong Wolfe’s inclusion work stream and Ambassador for The Diversity Project Charity, shares her thoughts on the business case for employing neurodivergent people within insurance and investment, at tinyurl.com/GAINTogether
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Inspiring Futures in Insurance: Claims Handler: Turning Challenges into Solutions Do you enjoy problem-solving, communicating clearly, and bringing empathy to challenging situations as a neurodivergent individual? Why not consider working in Claims? Sign up to job notifications at lnkd.in/edZnpDbi
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The results from our short #Neurodiversity and #Menopause survey are out! You can read the highlights in our article at www.member.gaintogether.org/post/neurodi... Sign up for free GAIN individual membership at the above site to access our resource hub and read the full report.
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Neurodiversity and the Menopause: Why It Matters
Menopause affects around half the population, often at the point when people are at their most experienced, and established in their careers.  These are colleagues with years of hard-won expertise, an...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
The more responses, the louder the voice, the greater the impact. Together, we’re louder, clearer, and harder to ignore. 🗯️ Take Part Now Your lived experience is data with purpose. Let’s turn it into progress. 🧠 Take the survey: forms.office.com/e/5QpsVw0TQi 🗓️ Deadline: 31st December 2025
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Your answers help us prove the impact of neuroinclusion, influence employers, and design the services that matter most to you. Anonymity means you can tell us how you really feel; we aggregate all the data before we publish our report, and take care to anonymise any detailed comments we receive.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We’re asking about 👨‍👩‍👧Who you are; neurotype, background and experiences 💜 Your work life; whether you feel safe, supported and included 📝 Recruitment and accessibility; what helps or hinders you 📈 Careers; seniority, pay and opportunities 🫴 What you need from us; resources, community, advocacy
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Every year, GAIN runs this survey to understand what life looks like for our neurodivergent community; those working in the industry, those looking for a change of career, those worried about the future their neurodivergent children can look forward to, and our allies in the industry.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Your Voice Matters. Take the GAIN 2025 Neurodiversity Survey Today. Every experience counts. Whether you’re thriving at work, struggling to find the right fit, or simply navigating life as a neurodivergent person or parent, your story helps shape a fairer future for all of us.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This week we have 43 #vacancies on our jobs board, with 12 new ones added today with Ageas and RSA. You can view the full list of open vacancies on our jobs board at lnkd.in/eugHMPGf if you want to get weekly vacancies sent to your inbox, you can register for free at lnkd.in/edZnpDbi
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Oh excellent! Thank you for sharing - this is exactly the kind of research we need more of. Once we have the results from out small survey back we'll be writing more on the topic - would you be interested in us promoting your research to our member community? If so, we'll reach out on LinkedIn
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Many people report changes to their #neurodivergent traits during #menopause, and #neuroinclusive workplaces are crying out for more data on how to support their employees through this stage of life. Are you neurodivergent and in menopause? We want to hear from you! forms.office.com/e/919u8LRBQt
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Our virtual Intro to Insurance Careers event on 23rd September at 12 noon GMT is free! Hear from #neurodivergent industry professionals about how they made their career in the industry work. You can sign up to this event and GAIN membership at shorturl.at/DBJn3
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Want Career Club newsletters straight to your inbox weekly? Sign up for free here: share-eu1.hsforms.com/1FtzxSM-RSg2...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This week in GAIN's Career Club: 21 new vacancies added to our jobs board 8 urgent vacancies expiring this week! An excellent article by Marc Sykes of Ageas about the impact of inclusive employment. Learn about our upcoming free Introduction to Insurance Careers virtual event. shorturl.at/O0pDX
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Want weekly email alerts advising you when new vacancies are added, or when some are due to expire? You can join GAIN individual membership for free at www.gaintogether.org/individual and subscribe to our Career Club news.
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FOR INDIVIDUALS | GAIN Together
GAIN membership for individuals is complimentary, and grants you access to member-exclusive events, as well as our growing support network and resources. If you’re a neurodivergent individual working ...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The GAIN jobs board currently has over 30 open vacancies, with 5 due to expire this week and 7 new ones added today. Interested in a career in insurance or investment with a company committed to neuroinclusion? Go to: www.member.gaintogether.org/jobs-board-1
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
There's still a few days left to add your voice to our short pulse survey on workplace self-advocacy! Data from this anonymous 10-question survey will be used as part of next week's Self Advocacy in the Workplace workshop. forms.office.com/e/2yFx3pwPw8
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Johnny Timpson @johnnytimpson1.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I hold we should expect our government departments to set the gold standard in supporting vulnerable people, especially so where they sponsor essential UK sector regulators and require them to prioritise vulnerable customer identification and support interventions www.ftadviser.com/state-pensio...
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Timpson: DWP ‘must learn’ from FCA policies on protecting consumers
Britain’s financially vulnerable pensioners have been left at the mercy of “failures” in the
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Jessie will be joining us for the first half of the 90-minute session, from 12:00-12:45, alongside other speakers to be announced. This event is available for all GAIN individual members; don't miss out - sign up for free here - share-eu1.hsforms.com/1_cTfwb6_S-W... #SelfAdvocacy #Neurodiversity
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
What is Self-Advocacy? Simply put, self-advocacy is the act of speaking up for oneself—effectively communicating your thoughts and feelings, asking for your wants and needs, knowing your rights, and standing up for them.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Author of the best-selling book Autism: How to Raise a Happy Autistic Child and Contributing Money Editor for The i Paper, Jessie co-founded NeuroUniverse in 2024 with Hayley Harding. Everyone at NeuroUniverse is neurodivergent, and most have worked at a senior level in business.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Meet the Speakers: GAIN Virtual Drop-In. Self-Advocacy Jessie Hewitson, best-selling author and Contributing Money Editor for The i Paper, will be joining us at the GAIN Virtual Drop-In on Self-Advocacy 12:00-13:30 on 27/02/2025. This is a free virtual event open to GAIN individual members.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
If you're not employed by a GAIN member and would like to enquire about membership for your company, see the link below for details! Membership is open to companies in the insurance, investment and related financial services industries. www.member.gaintogether.org/membershippr...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
If you want to know if your employer is a GAIN member, and if you can attend our workshops, check out the link at www.member.gaintogether.org/listofgainme...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
GAIN returns in 2025 with an expanded workshop series! Following the success of our Summer workshop series in 2024, we are now offering a 6-part series running through Spring and Summer. These events are open to employees of GAIN corporate members. Details to follow...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
This will be our final reminder for anyone interested in taking the GAIN 2024 individual survey! Open to our members, followers and LinkedIn subscribers, this survey helps us understand the community we serve and track any progress we've made over the year. forms.office.com/e/Wwr6W4uca9
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Peel Autism Resource 🇨🇦 @peelautismresource.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
"Shutdowns are a sign of extreme sensory distress and overload.....something should be re-evaluated to better fit with that person’s neurology." Read more about autistic shutdown here shorturl.at/3BGnS #autism #neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance
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Adam Clewes-Boyne @chaosandcode.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Tomorrow 7pm GMT, as part of the @indiegamebusiness.bsky.social Leadership Conference you can find me on this excellent panel with @briledozer.bsky.social, @pebbster.bsky.social, and @designermonicat.bsky.social 😁 www.eventbrite.com/e/indiegameb... #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #gamedev
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 11/12/2024
No one is diagnosed with autism on the basis of being “just quirky.” That’s a characterization far more likely to be used to deny a diagnosis to autistics who aren’t young white boys. @epballou.bsky.social at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2018/05/auti... Why #ProfoundAutism is BS #Neurodiversity
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Autistic Commonality and the Illusion of “Quirky” — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISM
When I am talking about being autistic, I am not talking about being quirky. If you are, then we are not talking about the same thing.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Individual membership is free, and you can sign up for member hub access, access to our events and our newsletter at share-eu1.hsforms.com/1Y5x4yOL1ROi...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Each year we also publish a report on the data, to show what we learned, what it means, and how it impacts our plans for the following year. Individual members of GAIN can download a copy of the 2022 and 2023 survey reports from our member hub at www.member.gaintogether.org
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
This individuals survey provides comparison between our benchmarked members and the wider landscape, but also lets us ask deeper questions. This year we're exploring diagnosis barriers, masking, career barriers, use of specific recruitment companies and the presence of workplace ND role models.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Along with this, we issue an annual survey across our whole community - to individual members, employees of corporate members, LInkedIn followers and those who connect with us on other social media platforms.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We offer companies that join GAIN a benchmark service to explore the needs and experiences of their employees in a safe, anonymous way, and make recommendations to them about the steps they should take to improve the work environment, recruitment practices and office culture and norms.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We know from ONS data that only around 20% of autistic people are in fulltime work. Studies like the VEQ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... show us that workplace experiences for our community include higher rates of bullying, of leaving roles due to mental health, and of longterm unemployment
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The Vulnerability Experiences Quotient (VEQ): A Study of Vulnerability, Mental Health and Life Satisfaction in Autistic Adults
Co-morbid mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression are extremely common in autistic adults. Vulnerability to negative life experiences such as victimisation and unemployment may be pa...
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We are GAIN, the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity. We work primarily in the UK with our community, and with companies in the insurance, investment and related financial services sector. Our mission is focused on improving career outcomes for the ND community.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Lets talk about the GAIN Annual Individual Member Survey, which everyone reading this is encouraged to complete at forms.office.com/e/Wwr6W4uca9 What is the survey? Why do we run it? What questions do we ask? What do we do with the data? #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Neurodiversity #Neurodivergent
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The next GAIN/IFN collab #VirtualEvent for parents and carers working in insurance and investment is free on Zoom on 9th December. "How to support my ND child when I’m #Neurodivergent myself" A fireside chat with Samantha Hiew, #ADHDGirls www.member.gaintogether.org/events/how-t...
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How to support my neurodivergent child when I’m neurodivergent myself | Gain Together Member
We welcome you to a fireside chat with Sam Hiew from ADHD Girls, hosted by Cristina Galindo, IFN and GAIN.
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GAIN Together @gaintogether.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Some #disabilities are visible. Some are invisible. Some disabilities may involve changing between levels of visibility depending on the day and other circumstances. Some people have both visible and #InvisibleDisabilities. Today on #IDPD lets remember that disability comes in infinite variety.
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