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

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.:slight_smile: Similarly Strokes of Genius seeks to harness the artistic abilities of those with Autism.
(sources: Human Resource Executive Online - Story; Strokes of Geniusea)

Chicago-based Project Onward is another organisation like Strokes of Genius - however only about a third of the Project Onward artists are autistic. Another of the artists with Autism that is part of the program is David Holt:

Here is a link to some of Holt’s artwork:
Project Onward | Artists

(sources: http://www.explorechicago.org/etc/medialib/explore_chicago/dca_tourism/dca_releases.Par.92989.File.dat/InquireWithin.pdf; http://www.chicagojournal.com/News/12-29-2010/Artists_with_disabilities_find_space_to_shine_at_the_Chicago_Cultural_Center)