Thorkil Sonne Biography

Most professions demand interpersonal skills. However, for other people, having a very high level of focus and recall is more important. Entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne claims that those positions might benefit from some autism. After receiving the strange developmental abnormality diagnosis for his youngest kid six years prior, Sonne came to this conclusion. He says, "At first I was in misery and despair." "Then the idea of what would happen as he grows up arrived." As is the case worldwide, autistic people are often viewed as being unhireable in Sonne's home in Denmark. Sonne, however, worked in information technology, a career more suited for those with autism and associated disorders like Asperger's syndrome. "They often have a good recall and pay close attention to details. They are tenacious and adept at adhering to established procedures, "He claims. In other words, software developers are born. In 2004, Sonne left his position at a telecom company and started Specialisterne, a consulting firm for IT that primarily employs persons with autism spectrum disorders. Specialisterne is Danish for "Specialists." It's about 60 specialists find software bugs for businesses including Cisco Systems and Microsoft. The company has since branched out into more meticulous jobs, like monitoring Denmark's fiber-optic network to prevent personnel installing new lines from unintentionally cutting existing ones. It does take a bit more work to make autism a selling point: Clients should be aware that Specialisterne staff normally undergo a five-month training program and may expect certain atypical working conditions. However, while on the job, the consultants maintain their attention much past the point at which most people's minds get numb. They thus commit considerably fewer errors. One customer found that Specialisterne employees were five to ten times more accurate than other contractors when they engaged them to enter data. Recently, Sonne ceased day-to-day activities in order to launch a foundation devoted to disseminating his business strategy. Specialisterne has already spawned businesses in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden. Scotland and Iceland will both undergo similar initiatives. He claims, "This is not occupational therapy, and it's not inexpensive labor." "We only perform better,"

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