Specialisterne finds a place in workforce for people with autism
(ComputerWeekly.com)
Feb 8 -
A Danish IT consultancy is using the special skills of people with autism
to improve the quality of its software testing.
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects half a million people in the UK, and sufferers
are usually unable to find regular employment. Carol Evans, director of the National
Autistic Society Scotland, said, "Only 6% of people with autism are in full-time
employment, yet they tend to be highly qualified."
In Denmark, a commercial IT services business called Specialisterne has been set
up to offer people with autism the chance to enter the workforce...
