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Illustration of Pittsburgh skyline with title 7th Neurodiversity at Work Research Conference and subtitle May 19-21, 2025, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.


Join Leaders in Neurodiversity Employment Research

The Neurodiversity at Work Research Conference brings together leading scholars, neurodivergent leaders, and leading neurodiversity employers and providers concerned with advancing neurodiversity employment research. Their work may relate to the preparation, recruitment, persistence, advancement, and management of neurodivergent individuals in the workplace.

Our goal remains to build a community of people concerned with advancing research related to the preparation and employment of autistic individuals and convey these concerns to others in the community. The conference aims to:

  1. Provide a collaborative space for scholars to share their work and receive constructive feedback in order to advance neurodiversity employment research.
  2. Further develop a research agenda to advance evidence-based practices to equitably include neurodivergent people in the workplace.

Conference Format

The Neurodiversity at Work Research Conference will be held in person this year at Carnegie Mellon University campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from May 20 to 21, 2025. There will be no hybrid or remote option. Afterward, we will provide recordings of the presentations on the conference website.

On May 19, there will be two pre-conference career development workshops for neurodivergent researchers this year, including a segment focused on research and one focused on entrepreneurship.

Conference Theme

This year’s Conference theme centers on “Advancing Neurodiversity at Work through Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” Our keynote speaker and various panels will advance the community's understanding of and inspire research efforts to showcase and further explore various forms of neurodiversity employment efforts such as entrepreneurship, innovative neurodiversity at work initiatives, innovative technological supports, social enterprises, etc. Conference activities will facilitate dialogue related to innovation and entrepreneurship key areas of research community priorities, including:

  1. Emphasizing representation
  2. Exploring the impact of the intersectionality of identities
  3. Translating insights into evidence-based practice

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