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

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I mentioned the Magic Makers as well as Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN), in yesterday’s post.

Another member of both is Lawrence Wang. Lawrence, from San Jose, California, is on the Autism Spectrum…

Lawrence Wang used to hate the shrill sounds of the flute. He’d clamp his hands over his ears to drown out his sister’s piano playing. During music lessons, he’d fidget and fight with his teacher.
Those who love Wang and his peers are thrilled to see how music calms their autistic nerves and becomes a unifying force in a world where they often don’t easily fit.
“Don’t ever give up on your children,” said Lawrence’s mother, Anna Wang of Fremont, who through her son, now 20, has become a prominent Silicon Valley autism activist.
“You’ve got to open them up to possibilities. We so often write them off. It doesn’t do our children justice. God has gifts for everyone.”…

Lawrence plays the saxophone, an instrument he only started learning a few years ago. Here is a link to Lawrence showing just how he has mastered the instrument during a saxophone solo: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - saxophone solo Lawrence Wang (autism / disabilities) - YouTube

(source: The Charger Bulletin Autistic Musicians Play with Perfect Pitch; Gigs in San Jose, Santa Clara)