AboutStanford Neurodiversity Summit

March 14, 2020Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Stanford Neurodiversity ProjectDirector, Adult Neurodevelopment Clinic

Principal Investigator, The Fung LabAssistant Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Founding Chair, Special Interest Group for Neurodiversity at Stanford

Organizing Committee❑ Chair: Lawrence Fung❑ Stanford team

▪ Christy Matta▪ Sumayah Nuhaily Eddington▪ Vicky Lam▪ Isabelle Morris▪ Janet Miller▪ Marci Schwartz▪ Catherine Gao▪ Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

❑ Michael Bernick (AASCEND)❑ Jennifer Brooks (AASCEND)❑ Gregory Yates (AASCEND)❑ Ian Moura (AASCEND)❑ Marcelle Ciampi (Ultranauts)❑ Dennis Hall (Neuroguides)❑ Jan Johnston-Tyler (EvoLibri)❑ Callie Turk (reel-2e)❑ Yael Pasternak Valek (reel-2e)❑ Jane Floethe-Ford (PHP)

Basics of the conference❑ Conference Theme: “Scaling up the Neurodiversity at Work Initiative”❑ Sponsor of the conference:

▪ Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences▪ Stanford Neurodiversity Project

❑ Registration is free❑ Target Audience

▪ Target total number of attendees: 400▪ Neurodiverse job seekers: 180▪ Company reps: 60▪ K-12 students and parents: 60▪ College students not currently seeking a job: 70▪ Staff and volunteers: 30

Preliminary Schedule

Participating Employers

❑ Confirmed▪ Stanford University IT▪ Ultranauts▪ Ernst & Young▪ SAP▪ Microsoft▪ Neurodiversity in the

Workplace▪ Google▪ JP Morgan Chase▪ VM Ware

❑ Confirmed (continued)▪ Visa▪ Qualcomm▪ Bluestar Recyclers▪ Neurodiversity in the

Workplace

❑ Possible▪ Dell

❑ More to come

What will we do differently?❑ Accessibility

▪ Neurodiverse individuals contribute to planning of the conference▪ Designated areas for breaks▪ Separate area for exhibitors

What will we do differently?❑ Interactive Programming

▪ Rather than a series of presenters speaking to attendees, our conference schedule of predominantly panels enables presenters to talk with attendees.

▪ Each of the afternoon break-out sessions will conclude with a discussion of actionable next-steps. These action items will be brought back for whole-group discussion during the final panel.

Job Fair ❑ Objectives of Job fair:

▪ Employer will tell the applicants about their available jobs▪ Employer will tell the applicants about the workplace (e.g., how

does the company and teams make sure they make the environment neurodiversity-friendly).

❑ 1:30 to 2:30pm ❑ 30 employer stations. ❑ 14 minutes per presentation; 1 minute between presentations❑ Each employer give 4 presentations ❑ 3 job seekers per representative❑ Each job seeker gets to attend 4 employer stations.

Reverse Job Fair ❑ Objectives of Reverse Job Fair:

▪ Applicants will tell the employers about their background and skills and why their skills fit the positions.

❑ 2:45 to 3:45pm❑ 30 job seeker stations at a time. ❑ 8 minutes per job seeker presentation; 2 minutes between

presentations❑ 2 company representatives per job seeker. ❑ Each company representative gets to attend 6 job seeker stations.

Sessions concurrent to Job Fair and Reverse Job Fair❑ Four Tracks

▪ Service Agencies / Job Seeker First Aid track▪ K-12 track▪ College track▪ Mental Health Track

❑ Each track will have two 1-hr breakout sessions▪ First breakout sessions will have attendees other than active job

seekers▪ Second breakout sessions will have more job seekers

Concluding session❑ 4 to 5:30pm❑ Moderators of breakout sessions are expected to share with the entire

audience of the concluding session▪ Key points of their sessions▪ Actionable suggestions from their sessions

Preparation for the summit

What do you need to do?❑ Register for summit❑ Complete short survey❑ Write resume❑ Upload resume❑ Prepare for job fair and reverse job fair

https://med.stanford.edu/neurodiversity/ncw.html

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-neurodiversity-summit-and-job-fair-tickets-90420551303

Short survey

Timeline❑ 2/1/20: Registration open❑ 2/8/20: Autism Job Club (AASCEND) ❑ 2/12/20: Tip sheet for resume available in summit website❑ 2/20/20: Tip sheet for reverse job fair in summit website❑ 2/20/20 (1-5pm): Office hours for resume writing - Mark Gavartin + LKF❑ 2/24/20: Recommended time to submit job descriptions❑ 2/24/20: Recommended time to submit resume❑ 3/4/20: Announce matching results ❑ 3/9/20 (1-5pm): Office hours for job fair / reverse job fair - Mark Gavartin + LKF❑ 3/14/20: Stanford Neurodiversity Summit

Writing a resume

Structure of a Resume❑ Header & Contact Info❑ Professional Summary❑ Education❑ Work Experience❑ Additional Experience❑ Skills

Features of a Good Resume❑ Typically 1 to 2 pages❑ Free of typos❑ Accurate information❑ Action verbs❑ Easy-to-read font (Arial, Time New Roman)❑ Font size no less than 11 pt❑ Margins of at least 0.7 inches❑ Enough white space between sections❑ Simple design❑ Print from high-quality printer❑ Good quality paper

Action Verbs for your Resume ❑ LEADERSHIP Accomplished Achieved Administered Analyzed Assigned Attained

Chaired Consolidated Contracted Coordinated Delegated Developed Directed Earned Evaluated Executed Handled Headed Impacted Improved Increased Led Mastered Orchestrated Organized Oversaw Planned Predicted Prioritized Produced Proved Recommended Regulated Reorganized Reviewed Scheduled Spearheaded Strengthened Supervised Surpassed

❑ COMMUNICATION Addressed Arbitrated Arranged Authored Collaborated Convinced Corresponded Delivered Developed Directed Documented Drafted Edited Energized Enlisted Formulated Influenced Interpreted Lectured Liaised Mediated Moderated Negotiated Persuaded Presented Promoted Publicized Reconciled Recruited Reported Rewrote Spoke Suggested Synthesized Translated Verbalized Wrote

❑ RESEARCH Clarified Collected Concluded Conducted Constructed Critiqued Derived Determined Diagnosed Discovered Evaluated Examined Extracted Formed Identified Inspected Interpreted Interviewed Investigated Modeled Organized Resolved Reviewed Summarized Surveyed Systematized Tested

Preparing for Job Fair and Reverse Job Fair

Participating the Job Fair and Reverse Job Fair❑ Dress for success

▪ Business casual❑ Bring copies of your resume❑ Bring business cards if you have them❑ Create your portfolio

Job Fair

Reverse Job Fair

Create your portfolio❑ http://www.portfolio.gtc.edu/demo-pages

❑ More guidance will be available on Feb 20, 2020