This is an inspiring story, and I wouldn't be surprised if it were made into a movie someday.<p>The revenue numbers quoted don't bode well though. $120k projected for this year, 60% of which is from donations. They are paying the employees $12-$15 an hour, which seems competitive and is more than they would make bagging groceries. That just isn't enough money to go around when you're paying employees and trying to make your own living.<p>Hopefully they're able to succeed.
Am I the only person who finds this a complete non-article? Lots of companies hire people that have aspergers or high functioning autism.<p>I do find it comes across as an almost exploitative and discriminatory policy of hiring people with autism, but perhaps that's more to do with reading the title as a startup company, as opposed to it being described as a non-profit in the article.
I have taught several people with Asperger's Syndrome over the years, and a few more with ASD of more or less severity. Many have had problems getting into employment here (UK). Some work in Libraries classifying (not customer facing), others work in highly structured aspects of IT. This is a really nice initiative.