# Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms

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**Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/100 "2011-12-22T06:59:51Z")

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Of course, not all artists with Autism are male. Molly McGrath is another artist at _Project Onward_. Her mother, Bonnie, is a lawyer, a journalist and a teacher living in Chicago who serves on a number of boards and is active in her community…

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> …[Bonnie McGrath says:] "I’m thankful for Project Onward. It’s added so much to our quality of life. When people ask what my daughter does, I can truly say, “She’s a professional artist”, and she is actually making money from art…

Molly McGrath has an extensive repertoire of artwork including collages of sing-along children’s album covers, Chicago transit system signs, “portraits” of doll faces, Sesame Street characters created from used Orangina bottles, and pen and marker drawings of Izze sodas (her favorite drink). Some of Molly McGrath’s work can be viewed via the following link:  
[Project Onward | Artists](http://www.projectonward.org/artists/mollymcgrath)

(sources: [Welcome](http://web.me.com/bonniemcgrath/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html); [http://issuu.com/streetwise/docs/may-6-may-12--2009](http://issuu.com/streetwise/docs/may-6-may-12--2009))

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