Specialisterne (‘the Specialists’ in Danish) seeks to harness strengths that many people with Autism Spectrum Disorders possess - good attention to fine details, precision, and high tolerance for repetitive tasks. Their consultants bring the joy of work into areas where it is often missing today.
Similarly Strokes of Genius seeks to harness the artistic abilities of those with Autism.
(sources: Human Resource Executive Online - Story; Strokes of Geniusea)
Like Strokes of Genius, but not specifically targeted to those with Autism or Savant Syndrome, Creative Growth Art Center serves adult artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities. The San Francisco Bay Area center provides a professional studio environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition and representation as well as a social atmosphere among peers.
Aurie Ramirez, who creates elegant watercolors, has worked at the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland since the early 1980s. The Filipino-American artist is said to have a condition that shares many characteristics with Autism:
Some of Aurie Ramirez’s work can be viewed via the following links: http://www.lostateminor.com/2008/10/10/aurie-ramirez/ and Examiner is back - Examiner.com