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Dr. Roger Jou

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With permission of trusted colleagues at Autismcareerpathways, I'm sharing the details of their exciting "𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴" Online Conference on Thursday, October 24, 2024:

"𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴" is a half-day online event, featuring a variety of networking types and Q&A sessions from Autistic individuals sharing their early journey as entrepreneurs, professionals, or employees. Each of them highlights the reasons for choosing their career paths, building their brand, and navigating networking early and throughout their careers.

The event takes place on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟴:𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗺 – 𝟭𝟮 𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗦𝗧) / 𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝗺 – 𝟯 𝗽𝗺 (𝗘𝗦𝗧).

Part 1: Workplace Networking (8.30 am to 9.30 am PST/ 11.30 am to 12.30 pm EST).
· “𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆: 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀" with Cole Hasserjian and Ben Sornsen, both are employees of Workday.
· “𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 & 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲” with Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed.

Part 2: Professional Networking (9.30 am to 10.30 am PST/ 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm EST).
· “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀” with Lyric Rivera of the Neurodivergent Rebel.
· “𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 & 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁” with Tara Regan Ph,D,, founder of Autism Grown Up 501c3.

Part 3: Small Business & Community Networking (10.45 am to 12.00 pm PST/ 1.45 pm to 3.00 pm EST).
· "𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀” with Abi Oyewole, the owner of Bibipins @bibipins from Vancouver, Canada.
· ”𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀” with Joanna & Alex Jaeger, owners of the award-winning toffee company Big Al's Best from Poway, California.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱?
The presentations are delivered through a Zoom webinar format. The presentations have been pre-recorded so that the speakers can engage and answer questions through the live chat. They will also participate in a question-and-answer session after their presentation.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁/𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲?
The recordings of the sessions will be available after the event for you to watch.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿?
The event is for autistic and non-autistic employees working together, autistic job seekers, aspiring professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking to navigate work and community networking. Additionally, parents or care providers supporting autistic individuals will learn from owners of Big Al’s Best about building a sustainable business model for an autistic person requiring a complex level of support.

The following direct support professionals would benefit from attending the Autistic Networking conference:
- Autistic and neurodivergent people themselves!
-Teachers, educators, and those working in school and college settings.
- Educators working with transition-age students.
- Aspiring college students studying to become therapists.
- Parents of neurodivergent adults.
- Employers and employees of any size of business or community organization.
- Neurodiversity Advocates and DEI leaders.
- Coaches, therapists, and professionals working directly with Autistic people.
- Employment Specialists.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗺?
All the presenters are Autistic themselves, so their presentations reflect their lived experiences, as well as their academic and professional training. We have worked hard to ensure the content contains practical relevant strategies you can immediately implement!

𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲?
The event is recorded with live captions and will be accessible to all participants. You will also be sent the recordings afterward so that you can process the learnings at your own speed.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁?
The price for the conference is $89.99 which provides access to the 3 presentations and the Q&A sessions. If you are not interested in attending the full event, you can attend individual sessions for $29.99 each. You will also receive recordings of the sessions and the “Autistic Workplace & Self Employment Toolkit” resource created by our event partner, Autism Grown Up 501c3.

We also have a group discount for anyone booking more than 5 tickets - just email (below) and our team will be in touch. We are interested in including college students who will be working with neurodivergent individuals in the future! Just reach out, and we will work with your department’s budget.

Head over to our page here https://tinyurl.com/29u3e6u7 to sign up for the event and take advantage of our early bird pricing. If you have any questions that haven’t been answered here, then please send us an email (below) and we will get back to you.

Really hope that you will join us!

Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed.
Founder of Autism Career Pathways 501c
https://www.autismcareerpathways.org/
Maisie@autismcareerpathways.org

Dr. Roger Jou

https://www.facebook.com/DrRogerJou/

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