Thorkil Sonne

Founder, Specialisterne and the Specialist People Foundation

Thorkil Sonne is internationally recognized for his work founding Specialisterne (Danish for “The Specialists”) and the Specialist People Foundation. In partnership, these two organizations are working towards the goal of creating job opportunities through social entrepreneurship, corporate partnerships and innovative employment models for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Most of the employees in Specialisterne have a diagnosis of ASD and work as consultants on tasks such as software testing, programming and data-entry for the corporate sector. A number of countries have already adopted this innovative model. The Specialist People Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation with the goal to create ... Read More