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Title:* *The Autism Advantage * *Date: Nov. 29, 2012

*Source:* New York Times Author: Gareth Cook

*Summary: *Thorkil Sonne is betting that, given the right environment, an autistic adult could not just hold down a job but also be the best person for it. For previously unemployable people — one recent study found that more than half of Americans with an autism diagnosis do not attend college or find jobs within two years of graduating from high school — Sonne’s idea holds out the possibility of self-sufficiency. He has received countless letters of thanks and encouragement from the families of autistic people. One woman in Hawaii wrote Sonne asking if she could move her family to Denmark so that her unemployed autistic son could join the Specialisterne team.

*Link: *http://nyti.ms/QBXHAy