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.
A female auticon consultant works at a computer

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 auticon 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 82%
Feel valued for who they are at auticon 82%
Improved wellbeing 80%
Feel more confident 80%
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Our vision and purpose

To build a more inclusive world.

Our mission

Address the inequalities in employment for neurodivergent adults and showcase the strengths of neurodiversity in society.

Our values

Our values pervade our daily operations and our relationships internally and to the outside world. They act as rules of conduct and characterise how we do business.

  • 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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UK Leadership Team

Andrea Girlanda UK CEO

Andrea Girlanda

Chief Executive Officer

Andrea joined auticon in 2019 to oversee business development and was appointed CEO at the end of 2020. He has extensive experience in IT solution sales, working for global technology and media companies serving in both technical and commercial roles. In 2003 he relocated to London to pursue international business development opportunities with US pre-IPO tech startups, bring their services and offerings to the UK and EMEA, and drive expansion across new markets. His core strength and passion is building long-term, trust-based client relationships and is delighted to be able to put his skills towards helping auticon consultants fulfill their true career potential.

Steve Hill Commercial Director UK

Steve Hill

Chief Commercial Officer UK & Ireland

Steve joined auticon in 2021, responsible for business development, brand equity, marketing and strategic growth. Steve has started and sold several businesses as well as having had senior roles at IBM, Samsung and McLaren, focussed primarily around cloud, cybersecurity and data analytics.

Franziska Ziedler Operations Director UK

Franziska Zeidler

Operations Director

Franziska joined auticon in 2017 overseeing the organisation’s growth trajectory by creating, delivering and supporting its operational strategy. With her background in social research, Franziska is involved in auticon’s global impact measurement highlighting the benefits of neuro-inclusive work environment.

Russell Botting Lead Job Coach UK

Russell Botting

Lead Job Coach

Russell joined in 2018 and manages our UK Job Coaching team. With a background in clinical psychology, Russell brings years of experience working within NHS specialist autism and learning disability services as well as experience diagnosing autism. Russell aims to safeguard the well-being of consultants so they feel understood and valued at work, whilst encouraging employers to embrace the benefits of neurodiverse workforce.

Patrick Cooper Consultant Director UK

Patrick Cooper

Consulting Director

Patrick joined auticon in 2018 and manages our London consultants, developing relationships with our strategic accounts. Before joining auticon he worked for a national youth charity and brings with him the experiences of a technology career that has spanned the private, public, and social sectors.

Clementina Galli-Zugaro Senior Job Coach NIS UK

Clementina Galli-Zugaro

Neuroinclusion Advisor

Clementina works in our Neuroinclusion Advisory team after joining auticon in 2019 to oversee recruitment before transitioning into job coaching. Clementina has a Master’s in Work and Organisational Psychology and has a wide international experience of facilitating corporate workshops and defining practical pathways for successful organisational change. She draws on this in the design and delivery of tailored programs to support our clients on their journey to sustainable neuroinclusion.

International investors

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

Investors include Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Group Ltd., Felix and Susanne Porsche, Ananda Impact Ventures, Ferd AS, Autism Impact Fund, and Ferst Capital Partners.

Building the World's Leading Neurodiversity Enterprise:
Our Story

2011
The Berlin Beginning

In 2011, Dirk Müller-Remus established auticon in Berlin, driven by a personal mission. Inspired by his autistic son’s experience, he recognised the profound inequality facing autistic adults in employment – despite their exceptional strengths. Dirk saw an opportunity: the growing shortage of IT and data specialists could be addressed by harnessing the unique talents of neurodivergent professionals.

2013 - 2022
Strategic Partnership and Global Expansion

Two years later, Kurt Schöffer joined as Joint CEO alongside Dirk, having been one of auticon’s earliest investors. When Dirk stepped away from the business in 2016 to start a new social enterprise for neurodivergent people, Kurt took the reins with ambitious plans for international growth.

Under Kurt’s leadership, auticon’s expansion was purposeful and impactful. auticon opened offices in the UK and France in 2016, followed by Switzerland and Italy in 2017. In 2018, strategic acquisitions of MindSpark in the US and Meticulon in Canada expanded auticon’s footprint to North America. auticon Australia launched in 2019, with Poland and New Zealand joining in 2022.

2009 - 2022
Nordic Innovation

Simultaneously, Lars Johansson-Kjellerød had been pioneering similar work in Norway. His 2009 launch of Unicus created a social enterprise model connecting autistic IT professionals with meaningful technology careers. Unicus grew throughout the Nordic region into Sweden and Finland, and in 2022 invested in Dutch company Specialisterren.

2023
A Powerful Union

Both organisations had proven that neurodiversity drives business success whilst creating genuine social impact. Joining forces in 2023, we became the world’s largest autistic-majority organisation – employing over 500 people across 15 markets, with more than 75% of our workforce being neurodivergent.

For 15 years, we’ve provided sustainable employment for autistic technologists, standing as living proof that neurodiversity works at work.

2024
New Leadership, Enduring Mission

Following Kurt’s well-earned retirement in 2024 after 12 transformative years, Luke Williams OBE became Group CEO in January 2025. His focus remains clear: building on Dirk and Kurt’s remarkable legacy by creating more opportunities for autistic and neurodivergent people globally, demonstrating the measurable value of neurodiverse teams, and fostering a truly inclusive society.

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.n1752437640ocitu1752437640a@sua1752437640-ofni1752437640

Canada

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

 

Email: ac.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

Finland (Unicus)

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

Email: moc.s1752437640ucinu1752437640@akku1752437640j1752437640

France

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

Email: rf.no1752437640citua1752437640@tcat1752437640noc1752437640

Germany

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

Email: ed.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

Ireland

The Academy
42 Pearse Street
Dublin, D02 HV59 Ireland

Email: ei.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

Italy

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

Email: ti.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

Netherlands

Netherlands (Specialisterren B.V.)
Kobaltweg 11, 3542 CE Utrecht
Tel. +31 (0)30 261 51 11

Email: ln.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

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

Strandveien 17
1366 Lysaker
Tel +481 56 067/982 57 960

Email: moc.s1752437640ucinu1752437640@huc1752437640

Poland
UI. Aleja Grunwaldzka 472B,
80-309 Gdansk, Poland
Tel. +48 600 430 086
 
 
Sweden (Unicus)

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

Email: moc.s1752437640ucinu1752437640@sred1752437640na1752437640

Switzerland

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

Email: hc.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

United Kingdom

18 Crucifix Lane, London,      SE1 3JW, UK 

Tel +44 (0) 2032 9090 28
Email: ku.oc1752437640.noci1752437640tua@o1752437640fni1752437640

United States

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

Email: su.no1752437640citua1752437640@ofni1752437640

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