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24 Aug 2016, 2:47 am

One tech start-up's quest to build careers for people with autism - CNBC


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24 Aug 2016, 3:09 pm

Great news!

In Denmark we have Specialisterne, an IT company that also employs aspies for software testing and things like that. Specialisterne also exists in other countries including the US, but they are kind of small.


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27 Aug 2016, 2:23 pm

Sounds like a modern 21st century take on a sheltered workshop. Well, at least these workers will make more than $3/hr.