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. 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.
