An estimated 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent, yet most workplaces create barriers for employees with different ways of thinking and communicating. The autistic community in particular faces high levels of unemployment and underemployment. auticon was founded to create life-changing career opportunities for autistic adults in technology. Most of our team members are hired out of two years of unemployment, and the value that a career adds to their life is significant.
Today, auticon is the world’s largest majority-neurodivergent company and employs autistic tech professionals in 15 countries. To further our mission and impact, we apply our expertise to help clients build inclusive workplaces where their neurodivergent employees can thrive. Together, our talent and neuroinclusion services are helping build a more compassionate, inclusive, and innovative workforce.
Our autistic technologists have extraordinary cognitive abilities that provide exceptional value in the tech space. Innovation, creative intelligence, precision, sustained concentration, and an ability to intuitively spot errors provide a uniquely autistic perspective on client tech projects. Our technologists join your team either as consultants or contract-to-hire employees. Alternatively, our in-house Project Services team can execute your technology projects (data, QA, AI, and more) with leadership from seasoned delivery managers.
auticon is the first service provider that any business turns to for advice on how to create, develop and improve their teams and processes into being neurodiverse. We help clients transform HR practices, managers become neuro-confident, raise business-wide understanding and, most importantly, transform careers and provide thriving opportunities to neurodiverse talent globally.
We understand that companies may wish to support their own neurodivergent talent but are unsure on how to approach this. Our teaching professionals carry out our training with decades of clinical and applied experience in autism and neurodivergent conditions.
Inclusion is at the heart of what we do. Our neurodiversity training programs are developed in collaboration with our neurodivergent colleagues, contributing as subject-matter experts and trainers.
Our training is of interest to all employees within a company but is of particular relevance to leaders, human resources, legal, recruiters and managers.
auticon’s technologists and clients are supported by our job coaches who ensure that the technologists’ work environments enable them to deliver to their full professional potential. Our talented job coaches promote inclusion and well-being and are integral to making sure our technologists feel supported in their assignments. Most importantly, they provide clients with support and information regarding autism in the workplace and can convey feedback between the client and the technologist.
This interactive and engaging learning experience delivers insightful content from auticon’s neurodiversity subject matter experts and neurodivergent colleagues.
eLearning is designed to raise awareness of a changing neurodiverse workplace. It educates managers and employees on understanding what it means to be neurodivergent in the workplace and how to best work with their neurodivergent colleagues.
Our CPD-accredited course certifies anyone taking the course as achieving “NeuroAware” status. Students will receive a digital credential to showcase their achievements across social channels.
Employers face a global talent shortage – auticon can help. By 2030, the global talent shortage is predicted to reach 85.2M workers (Korn/Ferry, 2021). Worldwide, 87% of companies are already experiencing a talent shortage or are expecting to face it within a few years (McKinsey, 2020). The greatest need for talent exists in data analytics and IT management with advanced skills in data analysis and mathematics.
Now is the time to attract and retain neurodivergent talent from a largely untapped talent pool. With proper support, neurodivergent employees can thrive in your company, bringing fresh perspectives and strengths in math, data and computer sciences.
auticon employs world-class technology talent that is ready to work on your next project. Our experienced teams range from entry-level to advanced computer and data scientists; 32% of our technologists have a Master’s degree or higher. While each of our technologists has unique skills that make them outstanding professionals, many experience cognitive benefits from autism, including advanced analytical and systemizing skills, innovative and creative intelligence, higher standards, increased productivity, and refreshingly honest perspectives.
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 organizations, 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.
“I love that my skills and abilities are appreciated and that the main focus is on delivering good final results.” – auticon consultant
Through our innovation lab, we utilize an entrepreneurial mindset to develop commercial technology solutions to social and environmental challenges faced by autistic professionals, helping them succeed in the workplace.
Located at our office in London, auticon Labs will be a place where our neurodivergent teams, clients, and investors come together to collaborate on new ideas.