Aurora Neurodiversity Program: A Spectrum of Opportunity

Autistic employees are 92% more productive and 48% faster than non-autistic employees (JP Morgan Chase, 2016). The Autism Advantage ProgramIn 2019, Specialisterne Australia began conversations with the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the National Disability...

Kay Kerr, successful journalist, and author of Please Don't Hug Me, talks with Julie Robertson, CEO of Specialisterne, about her experience of receiving her autism diagnosis while writing her debut novel, and how it shaped the writing of the main character, Erin, who...

A business webinar hosted by Specialisterne Australia to inspire and educate business leaders to harness the autism advantage and to celebrate World Autism Awareness MonthDate: Wednesday 21st April 2021 Time: 8.00am to 9.30am (AEST) Location: Online hosted through...

Recently Gordon Douglas came through the Aurora Neurodiversity Hiring Program and is now working as a Data Support Analyst for Services Australia in Canberra after having relocated from Queensland. He spoke to Specialisterne about the challenges he has faced over the...

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Govt unveils $500k support package for autistic workers | Sky News Australia The government has allocated $500,000 to support greater employment for people with autism. Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes told Sky News $200,000 of the package would be directed toward...

Employment program a neurodiversity success story - 7.30 (abc.net.au) Last year 7.30 brought you the story of Sam Castleman, a young man from Ballarat with autism who had just landed his first full-time job at IBM. A lot has happened since then. Sam has married, moved...

https://www.youtube.com/wsatch?v=YugEzwWQ6m This video is about Services Australia's Aurora Program & Specialisterne and how Cameron found his place there.

Getting your first job out of school is an exciting milestone... but for many people on the Autism spectrum it can be daunting. 23-year-old Canberra man Darien Judge has been working for almost two years in IT at the Australian Bureau of Statistics after joining a...