Daniel Wendler

Strength in Neurodiversity: Creating a Workplace Where Everyone Can Belong

What do the most successful businesses have in common? It’s not a fancy logo, or a brilliant marketing strategy.

Successful organizations owe their success to their team. When organizational leaders encourage their employees to reach their full potential, the company flourishes.

Unfortunately, many organizations squander the potential of their neurodivergent employees. Neurodivergent people might struggle to get a fair hearing for their ideas due to stigma, or might find it difficult to work at their full potential in an environment that isn’t set up to support them.

Conversely, organizations that support their neurodivergent workers have a powerful competitive advantage. And it’s not hard to do. By following a few simple principles, any organization can create an environment where a neurodiverse team can excel – and where everyone feels great about showing up each day.

Learn from neurodiversity expert Dr. Daniel Wendler the best practices for creating an inclusive work environment that celebrates and empowers neurodivergent employees. You’ll gain practical tools for helping your organization become a more inclusive workplace, whether you’re a leader or team member, and whether you are neurotypical or neurodivergent yourself. Don’t miss it!

What Being Autistic Taught Me About Being Human

Experience a live performance of Daniel’s TEDx talk that has received standing ovations from audiences across the country. 

What if the struggle for belonging is not a sign that we’re bad, or broken – but simply a part of the human experience? What if that person sitting alone had the potential to be a great friend to you? And what if the simple decision to reach out in friendship had the potential to change – or maybe even save – someone’s life?

In this talk, Daniel highlights the power of friendship and acceptance to transform a life. Through his own personal story, he gives hope to anyone struggling with belonging. And through his call to action, he inspires audiences to make a real commitment to a life of friendship.

This story is a great fit for keynotes, fundraisers, and inspirational events, and the call to action can be adjusted to include a specific goal for your event.

Universal Design for Inclusion: Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs

We are living through the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Research from Cigna found that over half of US adults are experiencing loneliness, and this loneliness creates significant harm – from increased risk of physical or mental health problems, to lower productivity at work. Whether you’re a leader of an organization wanting your team to thrive, or an individual hoping to flourish in your personal life, loneliness represents a major threat.

But we don’t have to accept a life of loneliness. We can design our communities to foster inclusion and belonging, and build opportunities for connection in our personal lives.

That’s what this talk is all about. Daniel shares insights from psychological research to help your audience understand the factors that contribute to loneliness and develop the strategies that can create lasting freedom from loneliness. You’ll learn practical tools for forming relationships, creating inclusive community spaces, and leaving loneliness behind for good.

This talk can be tailored for a professional audience, such as educators or HR executives, or tailored for individuals who are looking for self-improvement.

How to Lead Without a Title

We’re taught to think of leadership as something that’s given to us. If someone in authority hires us into a formal leadership role, then we’re allowed to lead — otherwise, we’re supposed to follow.

But real leaders don’t wait for an invitation. Anyone can lead, from anywhere they are. All it takes is a cause worth pursuing, an idea worth sharing, or a vision worth bringing to life. 

In this talk, you’ll learn how. You’ll be inspired by Daniel’s personal story of overcoming the stigma of his autism diagnosis to become a leader advocating for neurodiversity and inclusion, and you’ll be encouraged to identify your own opportunity for impact. 

The audience will be guided to challenge their misconceptions about leadership and develop practical ways for anybody to become a leader, regardless of title. Meaningful change takes new leaders – and this talk will help inspire them to step forward.