Research

There are around 212 million Americans of working age (16 or older)

Source: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/working-age-population-aged-15-64-all-persons-for-the-united-states-fed-data.html

Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) found that 78.4% of employees have at least one chronic condition

Source: https://www.ibiweb.org/resources/chronic-conditions-in-the-us-workforce-prevalence-trends-and-productivity-impacts

76% of employees with disabilities do not disclose condition diagnosis

Source: https://www.bezzypsa.com/discover/living-well-psa/health-should-you-disclose-your-diagnosis-at-work/

Estimates suggest as much as 17% of the U.S. workforce may be neuroatypical

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359325579_Neurodiversity_in_the_Workplace_Considering_Neuroatypicality_as_a_Form_of_Diversity

U.S. Census Bureau. 2020 Census. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau, 2021.

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-results.html

Learning in Organizations: An Evidence-Based Approach

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429260018/learning-organizations-kevin-ford

Managing workplace neurodiversity for positive outcomes: a mapping review and research agenda. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 47(9), 320-354.

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention at the workplace. Annual review of public health, 45(2024), 337-357.

Listening to neurodiverse voices in the workplace. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 3(2), 11.

Workplace success strategies for employees with autism spectrum disorder: A new frontier for human resource development. Human Resource Development Review, 19(2), 122-151.

The advantages and challenges of neurodiversity employment in organizations. Journal of Management & Organization, 25(4), 453-463.

A dual design thinking–universal design approach to catalyze neurodiversity advocacy through collaboration among high-schoolers. Frontiers in psychiatry, 14, 1250895.

Neurodivergence and the workplace: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 63(1), 83-94.