Vanderbilt University in the USA has established a training programme to better integrate autistic people into the workforce . “NISE will train graduate students to engineer new technologies and approaches that will be inspired by both the needs and abilities of autistic people.” The Neurodiversity Inspired Science and Engineering scheme , which was founded with a $ 3 m grant from the National Science Foundation , will support around 50 engineering and science graduate students over five years in developing assistive technologies and skills that can harness abilities of autistic people . The project aims to tackle the under - utilisation of neuro - diverse individuals who have unique abilities but may struggle in a traditional 21st - century workforce .
Vanderbilt University in the USA 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 $ 3 m grant from the National Science Foundation , will support around 50 engineering and science graduate students over five years in developing assistive technologies and skills that can harness abilities of autistic people . The project aims to tackle the under - utilisation of neuro - diverse individuals who have unique abilities but may struggle in a traditional 21st - century workforce .