Neurodiverse Talent and Organizational Success

Neurodiverse Talent and Organizational Success: Creating Inclusive Workplaces That Maximize Employee Strengths, Performance, and Retention
Course number: 26F-HR3000-01R
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Tuition: $125 ($100 for Molloy students and 25% discount for Molloy alumni)
Instructor: John Carpente, PhD, MT-BC (click here for faculty bio)
Location: In-person, Molloy campus

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Course Description

Organizations across industries are increasingly recognizing the value that neurodiverse individuals bring to the workforce. Employees with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, sensory processing differences, and other neurodevelopmental profiles often possess unique strengths including creativity, innovation, attention to detail, systems thinking, persistence, and problem solving abilities.

Despite growing awareness of neurodiversity, many business leaders, supervisors, managers, and human resource professionals receive limited formal training regarding how neurodevelopmental differences influence communication, executive functioning, workplace engagement, collaboration, productivity, and employee retention.

This continuing education course introduces participants to a neurodiversity affirming framework for supporting neurodiverse employees across workplace settings. Participants will explore how communication styles, sensory processing, executive functioning, emotional regulation, and workplace culture influence employee success.

Practical strategies will be presented for recruitment, onboarding, supervision, performance management, communication, team collaboration, and employee retention. Through workplace case studies and real world examples, participants will learn how to create environments that maximize employee strengths while improving organizational performance, employee engagement, and workplace culture.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe common neurodevelopmental profiles and their potential impact within workplace settings.
2. Identify strengths frequently associated with neurodiverse employees and recognize barriers that may limit workplace success.
3. Explain how communication, executive functioning, sensory processing, and emotional regulation differences influence workplace performance.
4. Apply practical leadership and communication strategies that support employee engagement, productivity, and retention.
5. Develop workplace practices that promote neurodiversity affirming organizational cultures and maximize employee strengths.

Who Should Enroll?

• Human Resource Professionals
• Business Leaders
• Executives
• Supervisors and Managers
• Organizational Development Professionals
• Team Leaders
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Professionals
• Corporate Trainers
• Business Students
• MBA Students
• Entrepreneurs

Tuition
Tuition is $125 ($100 for Molloy students and 25% discount for Molloy alumni). There are no course fees. Tuition payment is due at the time of registration. However, if your company is paying for the course we will invoice your company. Please provide us with your company's purchase order, educational voucher or documentation on company letterhead stating that they are responsible for payment along with the registration form and we will process an invoice directly to your company. Invoicing is available only if you register by mail or fax.

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Registration
Online registration is available by clicking here. You will be able to pay for your classes online by ACH check or by MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit card. If you pay by credit card there will be a fee of 2.95% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition. You can avoid the credit card fee by paying with a check online.

Phone in registration is available by calling 516.323.3550 with your MasterCard, Visa or Discover credit card. There will be a credit card fee of 2.75% for domestic cards and 4.25% for international cards added to the tuition.

Office hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Wednesdays & Fridays: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. as well as on Saturdays: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. when classes are starting.

Summer Hours: Please note that during July and August, the office is closed on Fridays, most evenings (at 5 p.m.) and most Saturdays

To register in person, by fax or mail, please follow the directions on our web page: www.molloy.edu/ce/registration under Registration. 

Confirmation of your registration will be emailed to you upon receipt of your registration. Your Zoom link or classroom assignment will be emailed to you shortly before the start date of you class if it was not included in your confirmation.

If you take the course, have attended the entire session, and still do not master the course work, we invite you to re-register for the same course, same level, free of charge. Your registration will be accepted on a space available basis within one year of the course end date. Re-registration in the course is required.

In addition, during the first hour of class the instructor will present an outline of the course, along with the course goals and objectives. If the student does not feel that this course will meet their expectations, then a full refund will be granted if the student presents their refund request on the first business day after the class has met. 

If you have any questions, please call our office at 516-323-3550 for clarification.

Email List
The most up-to-date scheduling information can be found on the program webpage. We also email periodic reminders of the upcoming schedule if you provide us with an email address. To join our email list just create an account in our registration system by clicking here

Questions?
If you have any questions, contact the Office of Continuing Education at conted@molloy.edu or call 516.323.3550.