Autism Resource

I have just been reading an article on Autism Speaks about the Obama Administration committing $92m for research into autism in the US.

Yesterday here in the UK, there were two newspaper articles about Asperger. It seems that there is a fascination in the media about the subject that won't go away.

Broadly speaking I think that it is good news. The UK Government's Adults with Autism Strategy Consultation process and both the current government and the Conservative opposition are commited to developing the strategy and developing services for people with adults beyond childhood.

I was speaking via e-mail to Thorkil Sorne of Specialisterne, the company he has founded in Denmark to employ people with autism yesterday. He is going to about an office in Glasgow next year to extend his operation which I think is great news.

I genuinely believe that we are seeing the start of a process that is beginning to pick up real steam - the development of organisations/skill sets or offerings for the want of a better word - that can really exploit the unique skills of people on the autism spectrum.

I myself an also beginning to think about other ways this process could be added to.