A special interest in weaving

Posted by Beth Finke on October 26th, 2009

This month Patricia Wright, Easter Seals National Director of Autism Services, wrote two posts about careers for adults who have autism. The first one was about an IT firm that goes out of its way to hire individuals with autism who have a special interest in internet technology. The second post was about a business professor with autism …Read More » »

Dr. Lars Perner’s personal perspective on “special interests”

Posted by Patricia Wright on October 16th, 2009

In my blog post yestrday, I talked about a Danish entrepreneur who used a great business strategy. He found an area of special interest, and employs people with autism who have that special interest.

I warned against assuming people with autism all have the same special interest. A good example: Lars Perner.

Dr. Perner is an assistant professor of clinical …Read More » »