Why Fidgetech?
We're designed specifically for adults experiencing autism and open to the broader community of neurodivergent learners, creating opportunity, hope, and dignity through rigorous technology and design training, now enhanced with practical AI skills, for the purpose of employment.
UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS CAN BE AS HIGH AS 30–40%, SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE GENERAL POPULATION.
FOR AUTISTIC ADULTS, ESTIMATES SUGGEST UP TO 85% ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED.
How Did We Get Here?
Systemic barriers prevent adults experiencing autism from reaching their full potential.
Families and schools can underestimate those experiencing autism, leading to a lack of future employment planning and exploration.
Keeping track of assignments, managing time, and staying organized in traditional education is challenging.
The unconscious bias of recruiters combined with interviewing, interpersonal, and social connection challenges.
Stereotypes place young adults experiencing autism between too-low expectations and too-high demands.
Fidgetech Offers a Solution
A complete pathway from discovery to employment, designed for adults experiencing autism:
Discover
Fast-track discovery of talents and skills can help students find the right career.
Train
Virtual education with practical AI skills built into every program, taught by instructors who understand you.
Work Prep
Specialized training in marketing yourself, preparing for portfolio-based interviewing, and vital skills training for the workforce.
Workplace
Training and coaching program for employers and managers to build inclusive teams.
The Fidgetech Difference
Discover passions and talent in the Explorer program before committing to education
Low student-to-teacher ratios to ensure students stay on track
Custom interpersonal and social training to thrive in a modern work environment
Instructors and staff trained to work with students experiencing autism
Practical AI skills integrated across all programs so graduates enter the workforce future-ready
"I am so glad my son is in the program. Such a great opportunity to learn new skills in an environment that understands him and does not judge him. Not to mention that he is in a group of young adults similar to him where he can perhaps make new friends. What more can a mother ask for."
— Explorer Program Parent