Being a father of a child on the Autism Spectrum I worry every day about his future, especially his adult future knowing full well employment is very limited. Yet when hear/read about companies creating positions/departments, especially in computer sciences, for those on the Spectrum, the future looks a bit brighter. – PB/TK
Coding Autism Working To Reduce Unemployment Rates Among Adults With Disorder – By On
What started out as a college project for Oliver Thornton became a business venture and a mission to help people like him, people with Autism or some form of it, in less than a year. During the spring of 2016 Thornton presented a college project aimed at helping people with Autism get the technical training and counseling they needed to find jobs.
His long-time family friend Austen Weinhart got involved shortly after and the two came up with a plan to get the idea off the ground. A year later Thornton’s idea, Coding Autism, is becoming a reality. The company aims to eventually coach and train people with Autism to thrive in the professional world.
“Growing up I had always wanted to build some type of organization or enterprise of some sort that would improve the lives, and create opportunities, for individuals with Autism,” Thornton, CEO and co-founder of Coding Autism, told International Business Times. Thornton has Asperger’s, what’s commonly referred to as a “high functioning” form of Autism, his younger brother has it as well, and their older brother has Autism.
Continue to ibtimes.com article: http://www.ibtimes.com/coding-autism-working-reduce-unemployment-rates-among-adults-disorder-2532167
