Neurodiversity Training Institute

What Neurodiversity Training Institute does

Neurodiversity Training Institute (NTI) is a private, founder-owned training and consulting firm headquartered in the United States, founded by Racheal Pallares approximately between 2014 and 2016 after her work with an audit department revealed cognitive-match rather than people issues were driving retention failures. NTI specializes in workplace neurodiversity (autism, ADHD, and AuDHD), delivering services built on organizational psychology principles and a Universal Design methodology that starts from friction rather than requiring diagnosis or labeling. The offering is a portfolio of human-delivered professional services rather than a software platform: it includes custom workplace training (Lunch & Learns, workshops, full-day sessions), a six-month Cognitive-Informed Leadership Train-the-Trainer cohort program, Build Your Own Neurodivergent Program (hiring and inclusion program design), one-on-one career coaching for neurodivergent professionals, and dedicated Neurodivergent Manager Coaching for autistic/ADHD/AuDHD leaders.

NTI's go-to-market is a consultative direct-sales motion: enterprise buyers (HR leaders, people teams, managers) book meetings via an Outlook scheduling link, scope custom engagements, and frequently enter multi-year contracts that expand from initial pilot training into Train-the-Trainer and program-build engagements. A parallel individual coaching motion serves neurodivergent professionals seeking career or management coaching. Pricing is fully custom and quote-based with no publicly disclosed tiers. Marketing is led by founder-driven thought leadership: an extensive Insights blog, personal LinkedIn and YouTube presence, contributions to ADDitude Magazine, appearances on HR-focused podcasts (e.g., The Troop HR Podcast), and a co-delivered partnership with LifeLabs Learning that extends distribution into the L&D market.

NTI is founder-owned with no external institutional investment, no disclosed headcount, and no proprietary technology platform. Customer logos disclosed on its website include NASA, Penguin Random House, LifeLabs Learning, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Children's Hope Alliance, and Microsoft Azure ERG, spanning aerospace, publishing, L&D, government, nonprofit, and technology sectors. Founder Racheal Pallares is the principal practitioner and public face of the firm.

Name

Neurodiversity Training Institute

Legal name

Neurodiversity Training Institute

Website

https://neurodiversitytraininginstitute.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Neurodiversity Training Institute is a founder-owned U.S. consulting firm that delivers custom workplace training, coaching, and program-design services on autism, ADHD, and AuDHD for enterprise clients and individual neurodivergent professionals, using a Universal Design methodology led by founder Racheal Pallares.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Neurodiversity Training and Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Autism Executive Functioning & Academic Skills Intervention (EDAKAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Workplace neurodiversity training
• Autism ADHD coaching
• Organizational psychology consulting
• Neurodivergent hiring programs
• DEI manager training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Custom Workplace Training: Fully custom autism, ADHD, and AuDHD training sessions ranging from 90-minute lunch and learns to full-day workshops. Sessions are built around client objectives and team composition, with formats including single sessions, series (weekly/monthly/quarterly), and tailored deep dives.
2. Train-the-Trainer Program: Six-month Cognitive-Informed Leadership program with biweekly live virtual sessions, community discussions, activities, and six months of post-program community support. Program builds in-house expertise across organizations.
3. Neurodivergent Hiring Program Development: Custom program design services helping organizations build their own neurodivergent hiring and inclusion programs starting with pilots. Includes gap analysis and ongoing guidance through implementation to standard practice.
4. Career Coaching: One-on-one coaching for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD professionals. Coaching covers job finding, career pivots, understanding how one's mind works, and navigating workplace challenges.
5. Neurodivergent Manager Coaching: Coaching for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD managers and the teams around them. Includes one-on-one coaching, sessions with the manager's own manager, and whole-team coaching. Addresses leadership challenges specific to neurodivergent executives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Neurodiversity Training Institute provides custom workplace training, coaching, and consulting services focused on autism, ADHD, and AuDHD for managers, teams, and HR organizations. Offerings span Lunch & Learns, full-day workshops, a six-month Train-the-Trainer program (Cognitive-Informed Leadership), one-on-one career and manager coaching for neurodivergent professionals, and Build Your Own Program consulting to design and pilot neurodivergent hiring initiatives. Services are delivered from neurodivergent minds using an organizational psychology and Universal Design approach that does not require diagnosis.

Product overview

Neurodiversity Training Institute offers a portfolio of human-delivered professional services focused on autism, ADHD, and AuDHD in the workplace. The offering is not a unified software product but rather a suite of five distinct service lines: Build Your Own Neurodivergent Program (hiring and inclusion program design), Neurodivergent Manager Coaching (individual coaching), Cognitive-Informed Leadership: Train-the-Trainer (six-month cohort program), Workshops/Lunch and Learns/Training (custom sessions), and Career Coaching for Neurodivergent Professionals. A book titled 'The Right Room' by founder Racheal Pallares is also forthcoming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build Your Own Neurodivergent Program Consulting engagement that helps companies design and launch their own neurodivergent hiring and inclusion program, starting with a pilot and growing into standard practice.
• Cognitive-Informed Leadership: Train-the-Trainer A six-month biweekly live virtual Train-the-Trainer program that builds in-house expertise in autism, ADHD, and AuDHD at work, followed by six additional months of community support.
• Workshops, Lunch and Learns, and Custom Training Fully custom training sessions on autism, ADHD, and AuDHD at work, available as 90-minute lunch and learns, series formats, custom two-to-three-hour deep dives, or full-day workshops tailored to client objectives.
• Career Coaching for Neurodivergent Professionals One-on-one coaching for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD professionals covering job search, career pivots, understanding how their minds work, and building sustainable working lives.
• Neurodivergent Manager Coaching One-on-one coaching for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD managers, with sessions that include their own manager and whole-team coaching, focused on stepping into and thriving in leadership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% productivity increase for teams with neurodivergent professionals in right roles
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LifeLabs LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed and co-delivered 'Turn Inclusion Into Action' workplace training with LifeLabs Learning. Training recorded and made available through LifeLabs platform, extending NTI's reach into the training and development market. Relationship demonstrates credibility through association with established L&D provider.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Aspiritech: Nonprofit providing software testing and QA services staffed primarily by neurodivergent professionals. Comparable as an adjacent mission-driven organization in the neurodiversity-at-work ecosystem, though its core offering is services delivery rather than training.
• EARN (Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability): US Department of Labor-funded resource network that provides employers with information, training, and tools on disability inclusion. Comparable as a free or low-cost ecosystem resource that competes for attention and budget against paid neurodiversity training programs.
• The Arc of the United States: National nonprofit advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the disability-and-employment ecosystem that influences buyer awareness and policy, even if its core service line differs.
• Cornell Neurodiversity Initiative: Academic neurodiversity research and consulting initiative housed at Cornell University. Comparable as a thought-leadership and consulting entity in the neurodiversity-at-work space, with research and practitioner output that overlaps NTI's content positioning.

Broad incumbents

• LifeLabs Learning: Established learning and development provider with a broad portfolio of workplace training programs. Comparable as NTI's actual co-delivery partner and as a broader L&D incumbent that competes for the same corporate training budget pools.
• Autism Speaks (Employment Programs): Major autism advocacy organization with employment-focused programs for autistic adults and employer education resources. Comparable as a larger, broader incumbent in the autism-at-work category that overlaps with NTI's training audience.
• SAP Autism at Work: Corporate neurodiversity hiring and inclusion program run inside SAP, often cited as the template for enterprise neurodiversity initiatives. Comparable because it competes for the same enterprise customer mindshare and budget, even if delivered as an internal program.

Direct peers

• Specialisterne: Global organization focused on neurodiverse employment and workplace inclusion. Closest direct competitor: provides employer training, neurodivergent hiring program design, and career support services overlapping directly with NTI's offerings.
• Disability:IN: US-based disability inclusion consulting and corporate training nonprofit. Comparable because it sells enterprise training programs (including neurodiversity-specific tracks) to HR leaders and people teams - the same buyer NTI targets.

Regional players

• Inclusive Employers: UK-based membership organization providing disability and neurodiversity inclusion training, consultancy, and resources to employers. Comparable offering to NTI but operating in a different geography, serving UK employers rather than US-headquartered clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/91371985
• Instagraminstagram.com/neurodiversityti

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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