From 1st January 2025, @Luke Williams OBE has taken over as Group CEO at auticon. Luke takes over the reins from @Kurt Schöffer, who joined auticon after becoming one of our first impact investors in 2013. Kurt has been instrumental to the success of auticon, positioning the organisation as a trailblazer in the acceptance of […]
The theme for this year’s International Day of People with Disability is Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future. This year auticon want to amplify the leadership of autistic race car driver Ben Taylor for everything he’s done for autistic people during his first year of racing the Porsche […]
According to the US developer portal Developer Pitstop, 3.7% of software developers say they are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of programmers is almost four times as high as the proportion of autistic people in the general population (around 1%). Where does this accumulation come from and why are autistic people such good software […]
Sixteen students from the Riverview Inclusion Program travelled out to Sydney Motorsport Park last week to meet and be inspired by autistic race car driver Ben Taylor. The Riverview Inclusion Program is a leader in inclusive education and works with ambassadors like Ben to help their neurodiverse students to realise their own potential. The students […]
Thinking differently is at the core of everything we do at auticon, therefore, innovation really comes standard with every project. Nicknamed Project Lightning, auticon Australia and auticon Labs have been working in partnership with Ben Taylor Racing and the team at Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport to develop game changing new technology to assist professional drivers […]
Ben Taylors final race meet of the 2024 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge season is set to commence from 17 October at Sydney Motorsport Park, in New South Wales. We are putting the call out to everyone to come down and support Ben in the final race, we are also offering the opportunity to come and […]
According to Safe Work Australia workers compensation claims for mental health conditions skyrocketed in their last report up a shocking 36.9%. Mental health claims now make up over 9% of all workers’ compensation claims and are the fifth largest category of claims. The famous image above called; ‘Lunch atop a Skyscraper’ depicts just how unsafe […]
At auticon, each of our autistic IT and data consultants have access to the ongoing support of a job coach or neuro inclusion specialist to support their employment with us. Many consultants say that having the support of their coach is something they most value about working at auticon. Coaching is a vital tool they […]
By Larry Ross As a job coach or neuro-inclusion specialist at auticon, a majority-autistic company, my role includes supporting the mental health and well-being of our autistic employees. Considering that over 1% of the global population are on the autism spectrum, you’re likely to work with or manage an autistic colleague at some point during your career—whether or […]
In recognizing April as Autism Acceptance Month, auticon and Unicus today published their 2023 Impact Report, Scaling our Impact. The report details the combined company’s success in becoming the world’s largest autistic-majority employer, a leading source for autistic technology talent and neuroinclusion services, and one of the largest social enterprises in the world.