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New report by Deloitte Canada and auticon Canada finds employment barriers, lack of workplace support for autistic community

22. September 2022

Auticon Demonstrates Power of Social Innovation in New Impact Report

New report by Deloitte Canada and auticon Canada finds employment barriers, lack of workplace support for autistic community

30. March 2022

New report by Deloitte Canada and auticon Canada finds employment barriers, lack of workplace support for autistic community

26. January 2022

auticon Canada Jumps Into 2022 After Record Employee Recruitment and Placement In 2021

auticon Marks 10th Anniversary of Promoting Neurodiverse Workforces

19. November 2021

auticon Marks 10th Anniversary of Promoting Neurodiverse Workforces

auticon releases 2021 global impact report; measures impact of long-term employment for autistic adults

9. September 2021

auticon Releases 2021 Global Impact Report; Measures Impact of Long-Term Employment for Autistic Adults

As I think back on building Meticulon and now managing auticon Canada, Yoda’s famous lines often come to mind “Do. Or do not. There is no try.”

15. April 2021

Autism at Work: There is No Try, Only Do.

In this month of autism, we are very happy to share with you the attribution to auticonsult of the Special Mention of the jury of the Rights and Freedoms Prize, which rewards employers committed to the fight against inequalities in employment.

31. March 2021

auticonsult Canada honoured with a special mention from the Rights and Freedoms Prize jury

auticon Canada et Lighthouse Labs s'associent pour renforcer les compétences technologiques et l'expérience des personnes atteintes d'autisme au Canada. Le programme Learning Lab propose une formation technologique pratique simulant de vrailes environnements de travail. technologiques. du monde réel

26. February 2021

auticonsult Canada selected as one of the 2020 À Part Entière Award recipients

auticon Canada and Lighthouse Labs Partner to Build Technology Skills and Experience of People with Autism across Canada. Learning Lab program provides hands-on training simulating real-world technology work environments

10. December 2020

auticon Canada and Lighthouse Labs Partner to Build Technology Skills and Experience of People with Autism across Canada

They only hire people on the autism spectrum. Auticon recently started operating in Quebec and business in neurodiversity is booming.

23. November 2020

A Polaris Enterprise Leadership Series with Paul Karwatsky

auticon Canada is excited to have collaborated with TrackTik in their latest conversation on neurodiversity in the workplace.

16. November 2020

Let’s Talk About Autism

Auticonsult, a global IT consulting firm that employs consultants on the autism spectrum, announces the expansion of its Montréal team. The firm plans to have 100 employees in the metropolitan region by 2023.

20. October 2020

Auticonsult sees accelerated growth in Montréal

Garth Johnson, CEO of auticon Canada, shares how his team overcame the challenges of the past few months. Check it out on the IT World Canada (ITWC) website

16. October 2020

A new perspective: How our autistic-majority IT company is weathering the pandemic

Marie Pier Lemay had an amazing summer internship with us here at auticon Canada. Her humility, availability and efficiency impressed the clients that she has worked with. Marie-Pier won the Information Technology Association of Canada’s “Computer Genius” award!

9. September 2020

Marie-Pier Lemay, auticon Canada’s “Computer Genius”

Our Canadian CEO Garth Johnson was featured by Make A Difference News in their most recent article interviewed by Heather Kelly, discussing our auticon Global Impact Report.

2. July 2020

Make A Difference News: Think Outside the Box

We are excited to announce the release of our new Global Impact Report (read here), which outlines key findings from a survey of its autistic employees. The survey was conducted by Aleron, social impact specialists.

17. June 2020

auticon Measures Impact and Benefits of Employment in New Report

According to a recent press release from Gartner, Inc. 50% of organizations reported 81% or more of their employees are working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. While some employees may have worked remotely from time to time, for many companies this is the first time much of their staff are working remotely and now they are doing so full-time!

23. April 2020

Mastering the art of remote work: Tips from our experts

Many organizations are facing IT/software staffing challenges and project delays in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. During times when remote work is the only answer, highly skilled people on the autism spectrum can provide a solution to ensure your projects can continue with minimal disruption.

1. April 2020

Remote Work: The Autism Advantage

How Paige found her way to auticon and continues to expand her understanding of tech, read the following.

27. March 2020

From Biology to Binary

How our colleague Louise tackles Marketing from an autistic perspective and puts her autistic strengths to use in communications, read the following.

23. March 2020

An autistic view on Marketing

David Aspinall - auticon US CEO

18. March 2020

IT Consultancy auticon Appoints David Aspinall Chief Executive Officer in US

Being a tech company used to mean that the company was involved in either the development or the manufacturing of technology. But today, technology has become essential for every business looking to reduce manual labors, improve efficiency, and compete on a global scale.

17. March 2020

Autism and the global tech-talent gap

auticon, a global IT consulting firm employing highly skilled adults on the autism spectrum, today announced it is expanding its Canadian operations into Toronto with client, Deloitte. An initial deployment of six to ten auticon consultants will work with Deloitte clients by providing technical skills that include quality assurance and testing, extract, transform, and load services (ETL), and data science.

26. February 2020

IT Consulting Firm auticon Expands Operations in Toronto in Collaboration with Deloitte Canada

Last week was memorable for both auticon and me personally. Not only did we announce a funding round led by my firm Ferst Capital Partners, I also had the privilege of leading auticon Canada’s first Advisory Board meeting as Chair. I am thus thrilled to introduce our Advisory Board, a collection of leaders representing the Canadian business, clinical, and autism communities:

14. February 2020

Introducing auticon Canada’s Advisory Board

auticon, a social enterprise that employs adults on the autism spectrum as technology consultants, announced today that it had received a capital investment of $2.95 million (USD) with a significant portion coming from an investor group led by Montréal-based Ferst Capital Partners. This investment will support auticon in expanding its North American footprint.

3. February 2020

Autism Employer auticon raises $2.95M for North American Growth

Le Salon DI-TSA a accueilli sa 3e conférence le 30 janvier 2020, un événement qui rassemble plusieurs ressources qui proposent, aux jeunes adultes vivant avec une déficience intellectuelle ou un trouble du spectre de l’autisme. Ces ressources comprennent les employeurs, les commissions scolaires, les organismes communautaires de Montréal et les centres intégrés universitaires de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS).

29. January 2020

Adults with autism band together

Garth Johnson, CEO d'auticon Canada, et l'un de nos consultants, Derek Tanner, ont récemment fait l'objet du podcast « Differently Wired » de Max Derrat (épisode 45).

16. December 2019

Differently Wired – Exclusive Jobs for Aspies

Nous sommes ravis de voir Joy Hewitt, notre Directrice régionale & Coordonnatrice en chef de l’emploi nationale auticon Canada avec Mark, une personne autiste à la recherche d'un emploi, sur l'émission de télévision

19. November 2019

Employable Me – Mark & Mari

Notre CEO d'auticon Canada, Garth Johnson, a été interviewé au 989 XFM en Nova Scotia

4. November 2019

Calgary Business Leader To Speak To Business Ability Banquet In Antigonish (989 XFM)

Le CEO d’Auticon Canada, Garth Johnson, ainsi que les consultants Derek Tanner et Paulo Valeza, témoignent au sujet d’Auticon Canada et de la recherche de talents autistes.

23. October 2019

Company seeks IT experts on the autism spectrum (CTV News Calgary)

Un article à lire dans le Calgary Herald sur pourquoi nous faisons ce que nous faisons au sein d'Auticon Canada, incluant le témoignage de Garth Johnson, CEO d’Auticon Canada.

26. August 2019

Auticon puts autistic people to work with their particular skills (Calgary Herald)

auticon, the award-winning, leading global technology employer for autistic professionals, has just entered into the Canadian market in Montréal and now announced to join forces with Meticulon in Calgary, Canada’s first technology company focused on employing people with autism.

12. July 2019

auticon joins forces with Meticulon

Le CEO d'Auticon Canada, Garth Johnson, accompagné du consultant Auticon Derek Tanner, parlent de l'expansion d'Auticon / Auticonsult au Canada et de son impact sur leur communauté locale.

19. June 2019

Autism Employment (CTV News)

Automation – The Journey to Create a Test Case

30. July 2018

Automation – The Journey to Create a Test Case

On June 26th, 2018, MindSpark celebrated its 5th anniversary at its new office in Culver City. As part of the festivities, the employees located in Santa Monica and Culver City came together with their families to socialize. Also in attendance were Kurt Schöffer, the CEO of auticon, and Dr. Gerrit Seidel, managing director of yabeo Management, as well as past and future clients and employees of MindSpark. Amidst cake and refreshments in the balmy Culver City afternoon,

26. July 2018

MindSpark Anniversary and auticon Acquisition Celebration

auticon, das erfolgreiche Technologieunternehmen, das ausschließlich Autisten als IT-Consultants beschäftigt, übernimmt US-Wettbewerber MindSpark I Bestandsinvestoren und Neu-Investoren ermöglichen US-Markteintritt des jungen Unternehmens I Bessere Integration und Förderung der Neuro-Diversität in Unternehmen das Ziel

19. June 2018

auticon, Leading Global Technology Employer for Autistic Professionals, Expands Worldwide Reach with Acquisition of U.S. Company MindSpark, Inc.

auticon launches in Switzerland

3. May 2018

auticon launches in Switzerland

World Autism Awareness Week

23. March 2018

World Autism Awareness Week

auticon signs up global law firm Linklaters to work with autistic IT consultants

20. March 2018

auticon signs up global law firm Linklaters to work with autistic IT consultants

Mental Health Series: Time Management

26. January 2018

Mental Health Series: Time Management

Mental Health Series: Social Anxiety

9. January 2018

Mental Health Series: Social Anxiety

Mental Health Series: Insomnia

24. November 2017

Mental Health Series: Insomnia

Mental Health Series: Intrusive Thoughts

10. November 2017

Mental Health Series: Intrusive Thoughts

Online Courses Are the Way Forward

6. October 2017

Online Courses Are the Way Forward

The Future Of Business

22. September 2017

The Future Of Business

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