the National Science Foundation in the Vanderbilt has established a training programme to better integrate autistic people into the workforce. The Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering scheme, which was founded with a $3m grant from Vanderbilt University , will support around 50 engineering and science graduate students over 21st-century in developing assistive technologies and procedures that can harness abilities of autistic people. “The NISE concept was inspired by our recognition that we live within a community of neurodiverse individuals, but too frequently we fail to recognize the remarkable creativity that often accompanies neurodiverse ways of thinking,” Wallace said. The project aims to tackle the under-utilisation of neuro-diverse individuals who have unique capabilities but may struggle in a traditional five years workforce.
the National Science Foundation in the Vanderbilt has established a training programme to better integrate autistic people into the workforce. The Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering scheme, which was founded with a $3m grant from Vanderbilt University , will support around 50 engineering and science graduate students over 21st-century in developing assistive technologies and procedures that can harness abilities of autistic people. The project aims to tackle the under-utilisation of neuro-diverse individuals who have unique capabilities but may struggle in a traditional five years workforce.