We help companies become a destination for neurodivergent talent.

Since 2009, we have partnered with clients wanting a neurodiverse workplace by providing inclusion
and technology solutions that benefit from our autistic DNA.
Decorative image of an auticon employee working at her desk

Creating a neuroinclusive workplace is not just the right thing to do: it’s a smart business decision.

As the largest majority-autistic company in the world, we have been delivering exceptional IT solutions harnessing the distinctive skills of our neurodivergent talent since 2009. We are proud to be living proof that neurodiversity works at work.
 
Our comprehensive neuroinclusion services and unique lived experience are enabling forward-thinking organisations to attract, retain and reap the benefits of neurodivergent talent: driving the people sustainability agenda, providing a competitive advantage, and creating an enviable inclusive culture that delivers both economic and social value.

Changing lives together

We believe affecting change in one life is the starting point for changing society. We therefore measure our social performance through the difference Unicus makes to the lives of our autistic colleagues, the impact on our customer organisations, and the role we play in creating awareness of neurodiversity in society.

Between 15-20% of the global population are neurodivergent. 2% are estimated to be autistic. Despite many autistic people being talented, qualified and keen to work, only 29% of autistic people are in full time work. Within the autistic workforce, a vast majority are under-employed, working in jobs that they are over-qualified or over-skilled for. 

Feel they can be their authentic self at work 77%
Feel valued for who they are at Unicus84%
Improved wellbeing 78%
Feel more confident 74%

Our vision and objective

Build a more inclusive work.

Our mission

Remedy or respond to the issue of employment inequity for neurodivergent adults, and highlight the strengths and skills of societal neurodiversity.

Our values

Our values ​​permeate all our day-to-day business, as well as internal and external relations. They funcion as our rules of conduct and characterize our way of working.

  • Inclusive: We are changing the world for and with the neurodivergent, with the spirit ‘nothing about us, without us’. We challenge ourselves to raise the bar on inclusion in everything we do.
  • Human-focused: We operate with a human focus to create an improved quality of life for our employees. We prize individual differences and put people first.
  • Inspiring: We strive to be inspiring for our customers, employees, stakeholders and the society in what we do and how we make it happen.
  • Solution-oriented: We are flexible and solution-oriented, open to new ideas and never afraid to try them.
  • Value creating: We create social and economic value through operating a commercially sustainable business with a strong social mission.

Autism is not a processing error,
it's a different operating system.

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Our leadership team

Anders Barnå, CEO Sverige

Anders Barnå

CEO

Anders started Unicus’ operations in Sweden in 2017. Anders is a graduate in business administration with a focus on accounting and financial management. After a brief stint as an auditor, he moved on to sales of financial systems and then to a role as product manager in business intelligence. Since 1995, he has been in the consulting industry with companies such as Connecta, later adcore, and Konsultbolag1. Throughout, he has served as CEO with a strong focus on sales and customer development.

070 935 10 63

Malin Allard, Chief Operating Officer and Recruitment

Malin Allard

Chief Operating Officer and Recruitment

Malin joined Unicus in 2018 and focuses on customer deliveries, HR, recruitment, and new consultant introductions. She’s involved in auticon’s global impact measurement highlighting the benefits of a neuro-inclusive work environment. Malin has experience as both a consulting manager and consultant.

070 485 69 03

Anna Rosenberg, Customer Account Manager, Marketing & Communication

Anna Rosenberg

Customer Account Manager, Marketing & Communication

With a background in sales and leadership within IT and management consulting, Anna works strategically to increase understanding of neurodiversity. With many years of experience in consulting and leadership roles, she has always been driven by developing customer relationships and creating business value.

0736 733050

Malin Bäckmark, Consultant Manager Stockholm

Malin Bäckmark

Consultant Manager Stockholm

Malin is passionate about creating inclusive and sustainable work environments where skills are utilized. Malin is a relationship builder who values strong collaborations and good relationships. She has extensive experience as a leader in IT and business development, as well as expertise in stress management and HR.

076 051 97 51

Sara Sadarangani, Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Stockholm

Sara Sadarangani

Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Stockholm

Sara has been with Unicus since 2019 as a Consultant Manager, building and developing relationships with strategic accounts. Passionate about creating win-win solutions, she helps clients access autistic talent and matches consultants to roles that leverage their strengths. Her background is in sales, business development, and project management.

073 600 14 42

Therése Utsi, Neuroinclusion Services Manager

Therése Utsi

Neuroinclusion Services

With a background as a management consultant, Therése works practically with business leaders to connect business value, neuro-inclusion, and strategy. With a personal connection to neurodiversity, she is driven by contributing to real change for individuals, benefiting both companies and society.

076 79 88 710

Elin Blom, Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Malmö

Elin Blom

Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Malmö

Elin opened Unicus Malmoe office in 2021. She brings a BSc in Behavioural Science from Lund University, a background within sales & leadership and long experience of Neurodiversity. Her passion as Consultant Manager is creating win-win prerequisites for our consultants and costumers.

073 400 02 29

Robin Lilia, Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Göteborg

Robin Lilia

Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Göteborg

Robin joined Unicus in 2022 and manages our consultants in Gothenburg, overseeing the establishment of our operations on the west coast. Prior to joining Unicus, he worked as an entrepreneur with a background in sales and leadership, bringing valuable experience from his career in business development and relationship building.

072 376 78 88

Jessica Sundgren, Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Göteborg

Jessica Sundgren

Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Göteborg

Jessica joined Unicus in August 2024. She focuses on creating more good collaborations in Gothenburg. With equal parts humility and determination, she wants to increase knowledge about neurodiversity and the business benefits that result in more assignments. Her background is in sales, trainers and coaches as well as HR.

0722-264 777

Therese Holm Hagberg, Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Stockholm

Therese Holm Hagberg

Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Stockholm

With a background in leadership, sales, and business development, it was a strong personal commitment to individuals with autism that led Therese to Unicus in 2022. As a consulting manager in Stockholm, she aims to support clients and consultants in their development and achievement of goals.

076 135 15 14

Sebastian Manieri, Consultant Manager

Sebastian Manieri

Consultant Manager and Customer Account Manager Stockholm

Having worked with leadership and relationship building, it was his dual interests for people and IT that led Sebastian to Unicus in 2024. With a passion for opening doors and spreading knowledge, he wants to bridge the gap between demanding clients and unique talent.

070-229 75 87 / +46 70-229 75 87

International investors and ownership

"Businesses like auticon are true trailblazers!" - Sir Richard Branson

Investors include Ferd, Autism Impact Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures, KOIS, Felix Porsche, Sir Richard Branson, Ferst Capital Partners, and Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Our story

Unicus and auticon came together in 2023, becoming the largest autistic-majority company in the world.

In each case, the company’s origins were inspired by a founder’s vision for improving the lives of autistic professionals and solving a crisis of unemployment. By recognising strong abilities possessed by many autistic people, such as in STEM, pattern matching, detecting software errors, and following complex protocols – career paths in technology became clear.

In 2008, in Oslo, Lars Johansson-Kjellerød founded Unicus to make a difference, he came from the financial industry but saw the business potential in the combination of autism and Information Technology. Unicus first customer was Telenor. Since its inception, Unicus has contributed expertise in software testing, software development and Data engineering and has successful partnerships with, among others, Vattenfall, DNB, Statnett, SEB, H&M, and Equinor.

As part of Ferd’s social entrepreneurship portfolio, the Norwegian investor helped Unicus expand to Sweden in 2017 and later to Finland in 2019, including an investment in the social enterprise Specialisterren in The Netherlands, which operates under a similar model.

In 2023, auticon and Unicus, entered an agreement under which the companies would unite. The historic deal established a global model for an autistic-majority social enterprise and ESG company, addressing the inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults. The two combined companies became the largest autistic-majority company in the world, with 81% of its 600 employees on the autism spectrum. By the end of 2023, the combined organization had reached 15 countries by opening in Poland and Ireland.

Connect with one of our global offices

Australia

Level 35, Tower One Barangaroo Int. Towers Sydney, 100 Barangaroo Ave,
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 2 8046 3904

Email: moc.n1733237625ocitu1733237625a@sua1733237625-ofni1733237625

Canada

Suite 300, 3820 – 24th Avenue NW
Calgary, Alberta T3B 2X9, Canada
Tel +1 888-286-4826

Email: ac.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

Finland (Unicus)

Atomitie 2B
00370 Helsinki, Finland
Tel +358 40 823 76 98

Email: moc.s1733237625ucinu1733237625@akku1733237625j1733237625

France

58A Rue du Dessous des Berges
75013 Paris, France
Tel +33 (0)1 77 93 25 42

Email: rf.no1733237625citua1733237625@tcat1733237625noc1733237625

Germany

Baierbrunner Str. 25,
81379 München, Germany
Tel +49 89 20060680

Email: ed.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

Ireland

The Academy
42 Pearse Street
Dublin, D02 HV59 Ireland

Email: ei.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

Italy

Via Antonio Stradivari, 4
(ang. Piazza Argentina) 20131 Milano, Italia
Tel +39 02 4770 9056

Email: ti.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

Netherlands

obaltweg 11
3542 CE Utrecht
Tel +31 (0)30 261 51 11

 

Email: ln.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

New Zealand
Level 26, 188 Quay Street
Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Tel: +64 9 3633777
 

Email: moc.n1733237625ocitu1733237625a@sua1733237625-ofni1733237625

Norway (Unicus)

Strandveien 13
1366 Lysaker
Tel +481 56 067/982 57 960

Email: moc.s1733237625ucinu1733237625@huc1733237625

Poland
Marszałkowska 126/134,
00-008 Warsaw, Poland
Tel. +48 600 430 086
 
Sweden (Unicus)

Magnus Ladulåsgatan 27
118 65 Stockholm
Tel +08-462 96 00

Email: moc.s1733237625ucinu1733237625@sred1733237625na1733237625

Switzerland

Löwenstrasse 42, 8001
Zürich, Switzerland
Tel +41 44 597 77 71

Email: hc.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

United Kingdom

18 Crucifix Lane, London, England SE1 3JW
Tel +44 (0) 2032 9090 28

Email: ku.oc1733237625.noci1733237625tua@o1733237625fni1733237625

United States

2108 N St., Suite 5522,
Sacramento, CA 95816
Tel +1 310 396-9292

Email: su.no1733237625citua1733237625@ofni1733237625

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