Crafting a Neurodivergent-Friendly Consulting Career

Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY, ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) is delighted to welcome Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed. on Tuesday, January 20, 4-5:30 pm EST (1pm PST, 9pm GMT). There is no cost to attend, and international participants are welcome.

TITLE: Crafting a Neurodivergent-Friendly Consulting Career: Work that Works for You

DESCRIPTION: Are you a neurodivergent professional exploring a career change or dreaming of having meaningful work that truly fits your life? This 1.5-hour interactive session is designed for autistic and other neurodivergent individuals who want to use their strengths to thrive as consultants, mentors, or coaches supporting kids, teens, and adults with a similar neurotype. This workshop blends lived experience, professional expertise, and self-exploration. Rather than forcing yourself into systems that don’t fit, you’ll be invited to reflect, share, and brainstorm ways to design a consulting career that aligns with your strengths, special interests, values, and needs. This event is a unique opportunity to reflect, ask questions, compare and contrast ideas, and leave with an action list to guide your next steps.

Learning Goals:
· Discover who you are as an autistic/neurodivergent person.
· Use your strengths and special/specific interests to nurture clients’ interests.
· Explore consulting/coaching career ideas.
· Build an action list towards the career path you want to have.

BRIF BIO: Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed. an openly autistic Certified Customized Employment Specialist with over 30 years of coaching and consulting experience. Learn more at www.autismcareerpathways.org

ABOUT Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY): An 'ethnography' is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook groups (see below), organically contributing to a growing autistic culture.

Links to online events will also be shared on these private Facebook groups: CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (recommended for autistic adults) and SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM (recommended for allies, professionals, and family members).

CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Adult Autism Research Fund, and Dr. Roger Jou