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

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**Created:** [May 10, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245 "2011-05-10T07:15:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/198 "2012-09-12T15:06:56Z")

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The subject of an [earlier post](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/188) was ‘Normal People Scare Me: A Film About Autism’. This was the documentary that Normal Films was founded on. ‘ARTS: A Film About Possibilities, Disabilities and the Arts’, released in 2009, is another documentary by Keri Bowers and Normal Films…

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> …The film showcases how the arts can be valuable “power tools” to improve vital skills for daily living and even lead to potential career paths for those with special needs.  
> “In ‘ARTS,’ we see how fine art, music, dance, drama, public speaking, comedy and other forms of creative expression provide essential tools for improving social skills, life skills, self-confidence, emotional well-being and communication, as well as looking at the potential for career paths for individuals with disabilities,” Bowers said.  
> …In earlier years, she facilitated five annual summer camps and community-based social skills groups.  
> “That was where I was able to use the arts with others,” Bowers said. “My strategies worked so well with so many, I knew I was on to something that could help transform lives.”…

Here is a link to a trailer for ‘ARTS: A Film About Possibilities, Disabilities and the Arts’: [ARTS by Keri Bowers - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=607s2c4XYo8)

(source: [http://www.not-autism.org/?p=480](http://www.not-autism.org/?p=480))

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