# 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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Having demonstrated the effectiveness of his concept, Thorkil Sonne stepped back from the post of CEO in order to focus most of his energies on spurring the global spread of his concept through Specialisterne’s sister foundation, the Specialist People Foundation (SPF).

The SPF was established in 2008 largely to meet the high demand for international expansion - people from more than 50 countries had expressed interest in the concept to Thorkil Sonne.  
(source: [Thorkil Sonne | Ashoka - Ireland](http://www.ashoka.ie/fellow/thorkil-sonne))

The SPF’s ultimate goal is to provide meaningful and productive jobs for one million specialist people.

Thorkil Sonne hopes to create the jobs through the SPF, by replicating the successful model worldwide (starting in Glasgow, Scotland): “The opening of Specialisterne Scotland sets the scene for the first international Specialisterne operation with potential to become a showcase not just for Scotland and the UK–but for the whole world in our ambition to create one million jobs for autistic people globally.”  
(source: [http://www.theautismnews.com/2010/08/05/jobs-lifeline-for-autism-sufferers/](http://www.theautismnews.com/2010/08/05/jobs-lifeline-for-autism-sufferers/))

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