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Are autistic people unsociable or is it just a myth?
To successfully answer this question, you must first understand that autism is a spectrum; no two autistic people are the same, in the same way that we will not find two neurotypical people with the same characteristics. There are extremely chaotic and messy autistic...
8th anniversary of Specialisterne in Spain
This coming June we celebrate the 8th anniversary of Specialisterne in Spain. After many months of preparations, we opened an office in Sant Cugat del Vallès, near Barcelona. The team is made up of Ramon Bernat as Social Investor and Facilitator, Francesc Sistach as...
First project in Portugal
The list of countries in which Specialisterne carries out projects continues to grow. This June we have started the first project for the inclusion of people with autism in Portugal. Critical Software, a leading IT company in Portugal, will hire a first group of...
Specialisterne at the United Nations: Commemorating World Autism Awareness Day
Today, April 8th, the United Nations, together with the Specialisterne Foundation, celebrated its event on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day. In virtual format due to the pandemic, and broadcasted live on UN Web TV (where the video of the event can be seen),...
Autism at Work: success for the first project in Mexico
We start 2021 with good news: the successful completion of the first joint project of SAP and Specialisterne for the job placement of people with autism in Mexico City, as well as the hiring, derived from that project, of 3 people with that diagnosis in SAP from...
New prevalence data in autism
The United States CDC continues to publish studies and data on the prevalence of autism. And, as the level of diagnosis improves, and it covers well the cases with a less visible diagnosis, the data does not stop increasing. The most recent published data...
New project of labor inclusion in San Jose, Costa Rica!
After the success of the 2019 project where 6 people were inserted into the autism spectrum, Procter & Gamble (P&G) wants to expand its workforce in 2020. The important multinational consumer goods company once again collaborates with Specialisterne for...
We already have 24 people with autism in Buenos Aires!
We are happy to announce the completion of the 2nd project with the Buenos Aires headquarters of one of the leading banks in the world, in which 6 people have joined the bank's staff. Since 2018, the Argentinian headquarters has relied on SPECIALISTERNE for the...
Specialisterne again in Argentina
We have once again agreed with one of the leading global banks to carry out a new labor inclusion project for people with autism / Asperger's in Buenos Aires next September. In this case, the project will consist of 5 weeks of training and assessment of...
Specialisterne and Autismo Ávila train in Technology and Autonomy
Specialisterne and Autismo Ávila have carried out a project for job training and independent living training. On May 5, an exciting 7-week project began, with funding from Obra Social La Caixa and SAGE, where a group of 8 people with ASD was going to prepare for...
Award SDG of Pacto Global 2019 – final
Specialisterne Brasil has won one of the awards of Pacto Global (UN Global Compact) for 2019. In a ceremony in São Paulo, last May 16th, our General Manager in Brazil, got the award along with other 12 social initiatives focused on the SDGs (Sustainable Development...
Specialisterne Spain is already a B Corp company
Recently Specialisterne ES has been certified as a B Corp Company, which implies that all of us who are part of its team, work in one of the best companies FOR the world, great satisfaction. In the Impact Report you can see the general impact score B that we have...
Video game tests for PlayStation
Various consultants of Specialisterne have begun the test of six new games created in Spain in collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment Spain as part of the program PlayStation® Talents. As part of this agreement, powered by Animatoon Studio and PlayStation ®...
Opportunities in the field of cybersecurity
The prestigious magazine Wired recently published an article which discusses the potential of people with ASD in the field of cybersecurity. The article mentions Alan Turing, who deciphered the Nazi army code system in World War II and whose profile could place him in...
The benefits of neurodiversity
Working Knowledge, a Harvard Business School publication, just released an article called 'Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities'. It states that every day, more companies are accepting neurodiversity and hiring people with...
Inauguration of Specialisterne Brazil
Commemorating April the 2nd – Autism Awareness Day (2016) – the Brazilian office of Specialisterne, located in São Paulo, was officially inaugurated during a special event. This is the first office in Latin America. The project is backed and supported by...
Specialisterne with SAP and HP in the UN
Commemorating April, 2, the Word Autism Awareness Day, the UN promoted an event called “Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity”, in which Specialisterne took part. In the event several objectives that aim for the improvement of people with ASD life...
100 professionals with ASD already working in SAP
Three years have gone by since the program Autism at Work evolved, which was an initiative by the software multinational company SAP in collaboration with Specialisterne. What happened? More than 100 people with ASD are employed by SAP worldwide. And numbers will...
Project with HP and the Australian Government
Specialisterne joined forces with HP and the Human Resources Department of the Australian Government, in a program developed to provide training and employment for adults with ASD in software testing. In the initial phase, HP has already hired 11 people, and intends...
Association with the United Nations
The NGO section of the Department of Public Information (DPI) in the UN decided on November the 20th, 2015, to approve their association with the Specialisterne Foundation, which encompasses the concept and trademark of Specialisterne, and replicating them worldwide....
Passion for beaches
Consultants and students of Specialisterne Spain have collaborated in a project conducted by the company Agbar, helping to develop an app called iBeach, setting a new example of how people with ASD can be especially suitable professionals for certain types of job....
The UN and employment for people with ASD
Today, April, 2, the Word Autism Awareness Day, in the UN -organization that instituted the day in 2008-, happened an event began dedicated to the employment of people with autism. Thorkil Sonne, founder of Specialisterne, took part in the conference and its planning....
Specialisterne Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
This week Specialisterne is celebrating its 10th anniversary. On the 2nd of February 2004, Thorkil Sonne founded Specialisterne in Denmark with a vision of enabling jobs for people with autism. Inspired by his young son Lars, who had been diagnosed with Infantile...
From Hope, to Action, to impact
Watch first-hand accounts of Specialisterne and the work we do to help people with autism secure meaningful employment.
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New prevalence data in autism
The United States CDC continues to publish studies and data on the prevalence of autism. And, as the level of diagnosis improves, and it covers well...