# Specialisterne: leveraging the unique skills of Autistics at competitive market terms **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 271
**Author:** ![Visionary7903](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/45deac/32.png) [@Visionary7903](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Visionary7903)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/271 "2012-11-23T15:29:33Z")
The subject of [yesterday’s post](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245/270) was the nonprofit organisation, the _Autism Recovery Foundation_. Another Board member of this foundation is Lisa Barsness. Barsness is also Clinic Director for the _Minnesota Early Autism Project (MEAP)_. _MEAP_ is one of a number of affiliated programs, including _the Early Autism Project (EAP) Malaysia_, that provide center-based and home-based intensive behavioural treatment programmes for children on the Autism Spectrum. These programmes offer treatment of children with Autism based on the work of [Dr. Ivar Lovaas](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/agricultural-specialisterne-rural-employment-revolution-for-those-with-autism/50615/121), the pioneer of an intensive behavioral approach… > [@](#): > > One of the basic skills in socializing, is knowing how to first get someone’s attention. Many children with special needs do not know how to do this in a socially appropriate manner. As parents or therapists of the child, there are certain methods we can use to teach them just how this is done… Here is a link to a video from _the Early Autism Project (EAP) Malaysia_ on how to teach children to get attention appropriately: [How To Teach Your Child To Get Attention Appropriately - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZGM4cqI-fU&feature=plcp) (sources: [Lisa Barsness | The Autism Recovery Foundation](http://www.autismrecoveryfoundation.org/meet-the-board/lisa-barsness): [Early Autism Project Malaysia: Getting Attention Appropriately](http://eapmalaysia.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/getting-attention-appropriately.html)) --- _[View the full topic](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/specialisterne-leveraging-the-unique-skills-of-autistics-at-competitive-market-terms/50245)._