{"id":1502,"date":"2016-02-03T12:17:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T20:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aascend.org\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2016-02-27T16:10:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T00:10:04","slug":"the-creative-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aascend.org\/?p=1502","title":{"rendered":"Autism and the Creative Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"

[UPDATE:<\/strong><\/span> The following event happened and there was an almost electric feel in the room, so great was the interest in the subject. If you were not able to be present and are likewise interested please send a note to info@aascend.org<\/a> and we’ll connect you with this new and rapidly developing community.]<\/p>\n

Autistic people sometimes have unusual creative talents. At A<\/span>A<\/span>S<\/span>C<\/span>E<\/span>N<\/span>D<\/span><\/strong>‘s February 20 meeting Donald Cohen will lead an exploration of how these talents can open paths to employment for people on the autism spectrum.<\/p>\n

Donald Cohen is executive director of <\/span>In The Public Interest<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a Washington D.C.-based research and policy center. He is also the father of a 27-year old on the spectrum, who is an exceptional writer with an amazing imagination and a love of movies, books (science fiction and fantasy), comics, graphic novels, and table top RPG\u2019s among other things. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Donald is currently doing research to develop a program to find possible career paths for \u201ccreatives\u201d<\/strong><\/span>, tapping the unique talents of these creative autistic adults and helping integrate them into the working world. He\u2019s conducting\u00a0interviews to better understand creative industries, their needs and potential opportunities. \u00a0\u00a0Find out what he has learned and bring your own creative ideas!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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When:\u00a0Sat Feb 20,\u00a010am \u2013 noon<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhere:\u00a0The Arc of SF<\/strong><\/span>\u00a01500 Howard St. @ 11th St. \u00a0 \u00a0SF, CA 94103\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0map<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/strong>Parking is often available<\/strong>\u00a0in the garage at 255 12th Street, with a reasonable flat rate for Saturdays.\u00a0There is also metered street parking for $2\/hr.<\/p>\n

P.S. To watch last month’s film,\u00a0Autism in Love<\/em>,\u00a0free<\/span>\u00a0on PBS til April\u00a0<\/span>click here\u00a0<\/a>! \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>(You may have to click around a bit and wait through an ad to get to the film, but it’s there.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"