Agenda

We are looking forward to seeing you at our in-person workshop! Below is a tentative schedule. Please note that all sessions include interactive components to facilitate discussion and networking.

Day One
8:45 a.m.	Check-in – Ground Floor – G10
9:00 a.m.	Welcome & Overview
9:30 a.m.	Neurodiversity Employment Organization Research In Review Keynote Robert Austin (Read keynote bio here)
10:00 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m.	Paper session 1: Advancing Neurodiversity Employment Elizabeth Folmer Not on the Same Page: Motivational Asymmetry in Neurodiverse Workplaces Beth Rosenberg, Laura Olivieri Robles, Haley Shibble and Halenur Komsul A Foot in the Door: Challenges Entering the Workforce for Neurodiverse Students
11:00 a.m.	Panel 1: The Provider Perspective on Employment Research Priorities Kate Broeking- VocaWell Coaching & Consulting Joseph Riddle- Neurodiversity in the Workplace Tracy Powell-Rudy- Integrate Alexander Stern- The How Skills – Moderator (Read panelist bios here)
12:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Panel 2: The Employer Role and Perspective on Research Priorities Stephen Destefani- Wells Fargo Teresa D Thomas- Mitre Brandon Germer- Gartner Susanne Marie Bruyere- Cornell Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (Read panelist bios here)
2:00 p.m.	Break
2:20 p.m.	Paper session 2: Advancing Neurodiversity Employment Chloe Cameron and Robert Austin Toward a Descriptive “Maturity” Model of Neurodiversity Employment Programs in For-Profit Corporations Christine Moeller and Hala Annabi Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians to Lead Inclusion in Libraries: A Research Update
3:30 p.m.	Break
3:45 p.m.	Research Priorities (Workplace)
5:00 p.m.	Break
6:30 p.m.	Social Event: Dinner and Conversation

Day Two
9:00 a.m	Neurodiversity Employment Education Research In Review Keynote Laurie Ackles (Read keynote bio here)
9:45 a.m.	Break
10:00 a.m.	Paper session 3: Interview Barriers and Success Enablers Colin Willis, Tracy Powell-Rudy, Kelsie Colley, Annika Benson and Josh Prasad A Randomized Controlled Trial of Simple Adjustments to Asynchronous Video Interview Settings in an Autistic Candidate Population Annika Benson, Kelsie Colley, Joshua Prasad, Colin Willis and Tracy Powell-Rudy Interview Equity: Text Analysis of Autistic Interview Responses Susanne Bruyère, Hsiao-Ying Chang, Timothy Vogus and Matthew Saleh Interview Barriers and Facilitators for Individuals with Autism
11:30 a.m.	Panel 3: Neurodivergent Leaders Doing the Research Christine M Moeller- University of Washington Andrew Begel- Carnegie Mellon University David Caudel- Frist Center for Autism & Innovation/Vanderbilt University Kathryn Margaret Dow-Burger- University of Maryland – Moderator (Read panelist bios here)
12:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m.	Paper session 4: Wellbeing at Work Jennifer Spoor, Susan Hayward and Simon M Bury Improving Autistic Employees’ Well-being using a Job Demands-Resources Model for Autism Rebecca Flower, Joshua Peterson and Darren Hedley “When I’m passionate about a topic, then I just work so much better”: Exploring the experiences of ADHDers who thrive in the workplace Nikki Drader and Virginie Lopez-Kidwell What Dandelions Teach Us About Daisies: Autism, Allyship, and Newcomer Socialization
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m.	Research Priorities (Preparation)
4:15 p.m.	Closing remarks
4:30 p.m.	Conclude