Danish consulting company "Specialisterne" expanding in the U.S. – Don’t apply for a job unless you are autistic with special skills

Specialisterne http://www.specialisterne.com/ has inspired start-ups and has five of its own, around the world. In the next few months, CEO Sonne plans to move with his family to the United States, where the number of autistic adults — roughly 50,000 turn 18 every year — as well as a large technology sector suggests a good market for expansion.

By GARETH COOK

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/the-autism-advantage.html?hp&_r=0

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Robots teach communication to kids with autism

The learning tools, made by French company Aldebaran Robotics, are being used to teach children with autism about the subtleties of human communication and emotion and to bring them out of their shells in the classroom. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.

Video: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50007872#50007872

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STEM may help teens with autism clear hurdle http://www.matr.net/article-52844.html