In celebration of Autism Awareness Month this April, Infiniteach is helping the community in addressing the increasing concerns over suitable employment among autistic youngsters. The West Loop education technology company is reportedly offering jobs for young adults with autism.
An estimated one out of 42 boys and one in 189 girls are diagnosed with autism in the United States. Today, autism affects more than three million individual in the U.S. and tens of millions worldwide, Autism Speaks reveals.
Due to the increase in autism prevalence rates in recent years, a pressing need for securing suitable employment among autistic youngsters also becomes an issue of concern in communities. Fortunately, Infiniteach is willing to help.
What is Infiniteach?
Infiniteach is a 3-year-old education technology company located in the West Loop. It develops and designs products and services such as apps to assist educating autistic individuals.
Cofounders Christopher Flint and Katie Hench dedicated their lives to help the autism community. Crain's Chicago Business notes Hench has a brother who's diagnosed with autism at the age of six.
"This is personal for us," Hench said. "Everyone on the team is very dedicated not only to the work but to the broader autistic community. We are always thinking of ways we can make the community more accessible to those with autism."
Infiniteach and Employment
Infiniteach cofounder and notable autism advocate Christopher Flint is promoting employment for autistic young adults. According to ABC 7, Flint spotted a potential in a young autistic man named Ned Williams to be part of the company.
Williams was diagnosed with autism as a young child. However, he is now one of those autistic youngsters who have secured suitable job in Infiniteach as its lead photo editor.
"I started out not being able to really manage my emotions," Williams said. "I had a hard time sticking with things and since then, I've come a long way."
Williams also added that he's now able to manage his emotions well and has become more independent. Williams also revealed that he loves his job at Infiniteach, which made him realized he wanted to do something with creative technology.
"I just love that sort of photo editing, graphic design stuff," Williams added. "I've gotten pretty good at it and I just love doing it. It's one of the reasons I enjoy this job because it's sort of doing exactly the stuff I like to do."
Flint, on the other hand, said that hiring an adult with autism comes with several benefits. Flint also noted that they're learning from Williams, whose super focused on his job at Infiniteach.
How Infiniteach Teach Autistic Students
Meanwhile, Infiniteach used tablets and technology to reach every child with autism to supplement their individualized therapy in a more cost-effective and scalable way. The company designed an app that allows parents and teachers to customize each learning instruction based on a child's interest, Chicago Tribune reports.
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