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auticon UK wins Social Enterprise UK of the Year Award 2022

auticon UK won two prestigious UK Social Enterprise Awards, which recognise businesses that are transforming communities and tackling climate change.  We proudly took away awards for both categories we were nominated in, UK Social Enterprise of the Year and Social Enterprise Building Diversity, Inclusion, Equity & Justice Award, at a prestigious awards ceremony held at the […]

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Why can’t autistic people find work? A survey by neurodiverse employer auticon has some answers

The Independent Online, 27th March 2023 James Moore Employers should pay heed. So should a government that seems bent on sanctioning disabled people into work – a strategy doomed to failure, writes James Moore What’s the plan for getting more disabled people into the workplace? The government’s approach is predicated on bullying, and on reforming the […]

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Autistic people face ‘catalogue of barriers’ preventing entry to workforce – with only a fifth in employment

The Scotsman, 27th Mar 2023 Emma Newlands Autistic people face a “catalogue” of barriers preventing them from entering the workforce, and only about a fifth of adults with the condition are actually employed, according to a report published today. Auticon – an IT consulting business and social enterprise that exclusively employs adults on the autism […]

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New Research Reveals Barriers Preventing Autistic Talent Entering The Workforce

HR Review, 27th March 2023  Amelia Brand auticon’s new research outlines a catalogue of barriers that are preventing autistic talent from entering the workforce. auticon’s ‘Neurodiversity in Work Survey’, which reviewed the experiences of almost 1000 autistic workers, identifies the following key issues as being uniquely challenging for autistic talent: Most recruitment processes place emphasis […]

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Marking the start of Autism Acceptance Month, new data from auticon reveals causes, and solutions for the employment gap among autistic professionals

auticon, a social enterprise that exclusively employs autistic adults as technology consultants, today released a compelling new report on autism in the workplace. The report <Neurodiversity at Work>, available inside the company’s latest Impact Report, asked 985 autistic professionals about their autism diagnosis, finding quality career opportunities, and disclosing their autism to employers. A crisis […]

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auticon Impact report 10 years (2021)

Autistic Tech Employer Demonstrates Power of Social Innovation in New Impact Report

auticon today released its annual Impact Report, illustrating how its model of social innovation is changing lives and making organisations neuro-inclusive. As a mission-driven company, auticon works to solve the crisis of unemployment impacting autistic adults and counsels clients on neuro-acceptance. auticon’s autistic team members are employed as IT consultants, numbering 265 globally in 2022, […]

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Unearthing autistic talent with auticon

“At first, I was skeptical about bringing in autistic consultants – I didn’t know if they would have the skills we needed. “But then I learned about auticon, a consultancy that exclusively hires autistic consultants in a presentation from our Head of Human Resources, Uwe Schoepe.” “By the end I remember thinking, ‘this could be […]

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