Due to social distancing in place with COVID-19, this event has been postponed indefinitely and will be rescheduled once events are  regularly occurring again. 

Thank you for your patience in this time. 
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Autistic at Work
Fostering Economic Opportunity

Please note the new date for this event.​
The business world is increasingly recognizing the untapped talent of underemployed and unemployed people with autism and related abilities. Explore how we can spur economic growth and development by reaching out to this underutilized group of workers here in Onondaga County.
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Who Should Attend
  • Individuals with developmental disabilities
  • Caregivers
  • Employers
  • Human resources employees
  • Educators
  • Service providers

Topics
  • The strengths and needs of neurodivergent employees
  • Navigating job coaching
  • Creating inclusive work spaces
  • Splinter skills
  • Communication differences
  • Workplace sensory integration
  • Executive functioning supports

Schedule
  • 8:00-8:30 Registration
  • 8:45-9:45 Opening Session: Autistic at Work
  • 10:00-11:30 Panel Discussion: How Embracing Neurodiversity Can Strengthen Our Businesses and Community
  • 11:30-1:00 Lunch: Downtown Syracuse, NY
  • 1:15-2:15 Breakout Sessions: Creating Inclusive Working Space
    • What are Splinter Skills
    • Communication Modalities
    • Sensory Integration in the Workplace
    • Executive Functioning Supports
    • How to Navigate Job Coaching
  • 2:30-3:30 Closing Session: Why Finding Space For The Talents of Everyone Matters​

Speakers

Samantha Pierce
CEO, Neurodiversity Consulting LLC
As a lifelong learner with interests spanning the fields of environmental science, psychology, neuroscience, genetics, business, and nonprofit management. I take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and enriching the lives of people with developmental disabilities.  I also draw on my lived experience as a parent of children with and without developmental disabilities and as an adult-diagnosed autistic person.