LEGO IN SPECIALISTERNE OPENING IN SCOTLAND
Daniel Tronborg, 21, has now found he is able to work as part of the Specialisterne scheme in Denmark. "They only started trying to diagnose me three years ago, when I was getting depressed. It was actually the best thing that happened to me," Mr Tronborg said as he helped launched Specialisterne Scotland in Glasgow.
He trains people at Specialisterne Denmark how to use Lego Mindstorm - an advanced Lego building kit, which allows users to develop testing and problem-solving skills that can then be used in software and website analysis. "You can invent what you want. You can make the greatest things. There is just that freedom," he said.
"The doctor said I could look at a map and then find my way without ever looking at the map again."READ MORE
IT + autism = real jobs
Specialisterne Scotland is the first of its kind outside Denmark. Specialisterne Scotland is the first in the world to be modelled on Specialisterne Denmark.
"We know from experience in Denmark, that Specialisterne Scotland has the potential to change lives for the better by proving mainstream employment at the market rate for people with autism, while transforming recruitment attitudes and business practises." says Gerry Higgins, Chief Executive CEIS. READ MORE
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