If you are autistic and serious about employment, be sure to register for the Stanford Neurodiversity Job Fair & Reverse Job Fair to be held online on January 21 & 22, 2021. Click HERE for details and registration.

(See below about the December 19 Holiday Party)

The next AASCEND Job Club, to be held December 12, will feature Byran Dai, speaking on strategies to find employment in these economically fraught times. Byran is the co-founder and CEO of Daivergent, a technology platform that that evaluates and prepares job-seekers in the autism community for employment. The company provides autistic talent with “Success Plans” that consist of evidence-based assessments, job exploration, and skills training which can be completed on the Daivergent platform. Daivergent also connects employers to job-seekers through its career matchmaking service, successfully providing work opportunities to over 500 adults across the US.

As usual at AASCEND meetings, attendees on the autism spectrum will offer their experience and perspectives throughout the program. Come offer yours!

The meeting URL and password will be sent as the date approaches. No registration is necessary.

Who: Adults on the autism spectrum, families, mentors and professionals all welcome. For more information, please contact: info@aascend.org
When: Sat Dec 12, 10am – 11am (approx.)
Where: Online via Zoom. URL and password will be emailed.

The December 19 AASCEND general meeting will be our annual Holiday Party, to be held online starting at 2pm on that Saturday. Be sure to update your Zoom app for the occasion, as we shall be using breakout rooms not supported in old versions of Zoom. (Go to Zoom.us>RESOURCES>Download Zoom Client for the update. It will overwrite your old version.) More about the party will be revealed as the date approaches…

Who: Adults on the autism spectrum, families, mentors and professionals all welcome. For more information, please contact: info@aascend.org
When: Sat Dec 19, 2pm – Details to be announced
Where: Online via Zoom. URL and password will be emailed.

If you are autistic and serious about employment, register NOW for the Stanford Neurodiversity Job Fair & Reverse Job Fair to be held online on January 21 & 22, 2021. Click HERE for details and registration.

On November 14 (NOT the usual 1st Saturday!) the AASCEND Job Club meeting via Zoom will feature AASCEND Board member Dr. Lawrence Fung, director of the recent highly successful Stanford Neurodiversity Summit at Stanford Medical School. Dr. Fung will review the main themes of the five-day online Summit, which attracted over 3100 participants from around the world, and he will talk about next steps, including the upcoming Job Fair/Reverse Job Fair for neurodiverse job seekers and the employers hoping to hire them.

Dr. Fung holds M.D. and Ph.D. degrees and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Stanford University School of Medicine, where he directs the Adult Neurodevelopment Clinic, the Stanford Neurodiversity Project, and the Fung Lab. The Stanford Neurodiversity Summit was organized with strong input from, and participation by, autistic adults, including AASCEND members. At the November 14 conference debriefing, and as usual at AASCEND meetings, attendees on the autism spectrum will offer their experience and perspectives throughout the program. Bring your questions and reflections about the Summit! The Zoom link will follow in an email a day or two before the event.

Who: Adults on the autism spectrum, families, mentors and professionals all welcome. For more information, please contact: info@aascend.org
When: Sat Nov 14, 10am – 11am (approx)
Where: Online via Zoom. URL and password will be emailed.