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Earlier this month the Department of Social Services finally released its National Autism Strategy. The strategy strongly resembles the Canadian National Autism Strategy and is a good symbolic first step in the right direction for the employment of autistic people but offers very little for employers or workplace support. The strategy outlines key outcome areas...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Globally there is a large autism employment gap. Estimates suggest less than 29% (ons.gov.uk) of autistic people are in any form of meaningful employment which aligns to their educational achievements. auticon taps into this potential by employing autistic adults as technology consultants. Autistic employees are supported with job coaches and project managers producing a win-win-win...
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auticon Team race car driver Ben Taylor met with entrepreneur and auticon investor Sir Richard Branson. The pair had the opportunity to talk about the season ahead and how the team plans to use neurodiverse strengths to create a difference on the track. At the headquarters of high-performance motorsport Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport, autistic driver...
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Autistic race car driver Ben Taylor on debut, in his first race out of karting, won the first round of the Australian F3 Championships in Sydney in 2021. In 2024, he’ll debut in the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, but this season will be different. This season he’s partnering with the largest autistic IT consulting business...
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auticon’s mission is provide meaningful employment for autistic talent all around the world. Our business model allows us to integrate this unique group of individuals – with a phenomenal skillset – to the benefit for many of our clients.  auticon technologist Fraser talks about his experiences working at auticon and providing services to auticon client,...
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On a mission to discover a world of course development opportunities in the post-professional market, The University of Melbourne has embraced autistic strengths to develop a methodology and approach to understanding key data.  The University of Melbourne worked with IT consulting and autistic-majority company auticon on a data analytics project that would offer insights to...
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