Specialisterne, the Glossary
Specialisterne (The Specialists) is a Danish social innovator company using the characteristics of neurodivergent people (including autism/Asperger's, ADHD, OCD, and dyslexia) as competitive advantages in the business market.[1]
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45 relations: Asperger syndrome, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Auticon, Autism, Beneficial weed, Business sector, Computerworld, Copenhagen, Data conversion, Data entry, Documentation, DXC Technology, Dyslexia, European Social Fund Plus, Fortune (magazine), Grundfos, Harvard Business School, Hewlett-Packard, Information technology, KMD (company), Lego Mindstorms, Leonardo da Vinci programme, Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013, Logistics, Maclean's, Metadata management, Microsoft, Milan, Minister of Education (Denmark), MIT Sloan Management Review, Neurodiversity, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OECD, Oracle Corporation, Parexel, Pattern recognition (psychology), Quality control, SAP, Social innovation, Software testing, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Taraxacum, TDC Holding A/S, Telecommunications, The Herald (Glasgow).
- Autism-related organizations
- Companies of Scotland
- Danish companies established in 2003
- Disability organizations based in Denmark
- Service companies of Denmark
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a term formerly used to describe a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, along with restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by executive dysfunction occasioning symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and otherwise age-inappropriate.
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Auticon
Auticon (stylized "auticon") is an international information technology consulting firm that exclusively employs adults on the autism spectrum as Information technology (IT) consultants. Specialisterne and Auticon are autism-related organizations.
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Autism
Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive and inflexible patterns of behavior that are impairing in multiple contexts and excessive or atypical to be developmentally and socioculturally inappropriate.
Beneficial weed
A beneficial weed can be an invasive plant that has some companion plant effect which is edible, contributes to soil health, adds ornamental value, and as well as beneficial also.
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Business sector
In economics, the business sector or corporate sector - sometimes popularly called simply "business" - is "the part of the economy made up by companies".
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Computerworld
Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades-old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website and as a digital magazine.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.
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Data conversion
Data conversion is the conversion of computer data from one format to another.
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Data entry
Data entry is the process of digitizing data by entering it into a computer system for organization and management purposes.
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Documentation
Documentation is any communicable material that is used to describe, explain or instruct regarding some attributes of an object, system or procedure, such as its parts, assembly, installation, maintenance, and use.
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DXC Technology
DXC Technology Company is an American multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia.
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Dyslexia
Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability ('learning difficulty' in the UK) that affects either reading or writing.
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The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is one of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), which are dedicated to improving social cohesion and economic well-being across the regions of the Union.
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Fortune (magazine)
Fortune (stylized in all caps) is an American global business magazine headquartered in New York City.
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Grundfos
Grundfos is the largest pump manufacturer in the world, based in Denmark, with more than 19,000 employees globally.
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Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university.
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Hewlett-Packard
The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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Information technology
Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage.
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KMD (company)
KMD (formerly Kommunedata which literally translates to 'municipality data'), develops IT solutions for Danish municipalities, government and others, as well as some branches of the army.
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Lego Mindstorms
Lego Mindstorms (sometimes stylized as LEGO MINDSTORMS) is a discontinued line of educational kits for building programmable robots based on Lego bricks.
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Leonardo da Vinci programme
The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a European Commission funding programme focused on the teaching and training needs of those involved in vocational education and training (VET).
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Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013
The Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 (previously referred to as the "Integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning" or the "Integrated programme") was the European Union programme for education and training.
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Logistics
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers.
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Maclean's
Maclean's, founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.
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Metadata management involves managing metadata about other data, whereby this "other data" is generally referred to as content data.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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Milan
Milan (Milano) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.
Minister of Education (Denmark)
Education Minister of Denmark (Undervisningsminister), or Minister of Education in Denmark, is a Danish minister office currently held by Mattias Tesfaye in the Frederiksen II Cabinet.
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MIT Sloan Management Review
MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR) is a magazine and multiplatform publisher.
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Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a framework for understanding human brain function that recognizes the diversity within sensory processing, motor abilities, social comfort, cognition, and focus as neurobiological differences.
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Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.
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OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, OCDE) is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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Parexel
Parexel International is an American provider of biopharmaceutical services.
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Pattern recognition (psychology)
In psychology and cognitive neuroscience, pattern recognition describes a cognitive process that matches information from a stimulus with information retrieved from memory.
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Quality control
Quality control (QC) is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production.
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SAP
SAP SE is a German multinational software company based in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg.
Social innovations are new social practices that aim to meet social needs in a better way than the existing solutions, resulting from - for example - working conditions, education, community development or health.
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Software testing
Software testing is the act of checking whether software satisfies expectations.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is a magazine and website that covers cross-sector solutions to global problems.
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Taraxacum
Taraxacum is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions.
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TDC Holding A/S
TDC Holding A/S or TDC Group (formerly Tele Danmark Communications) is a Danish telecommunications company dating back to 1879.
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Telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.
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The Herald (Glasgow)
The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.
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See also
- Asperger's Are Us
- Auticon
- Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)
- Autism-Europe
- Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago
- Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú
- Centro Ponceño de Autismo
- Communication Shutdown
- Domus Instituto de Autismo
- International Meeting for Autism Research
- Luke Priddis Foundation
- Orchestra Invisibile
- Pathlight School
- Ro'im Rachok
- Seychelles Child Development Study
- Shafallah Center
- Specialisterne
- Spectrum Gaming
- Western Autistic School
- World Autism Organisation
Companies of Scotland
- Air Scotland
- Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.
- British Energy
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Companies House
- Cowlairs railway works
- First Stop Travel
- Glencadam distillery
- HALO Urban Regeneration
- Hebridean Air Services
- Imperial distillery
- Johnnie Walker
- List of companies of Scotland
- List of restaurants in Scotland
- Loch Lomond Seaplanes
- Lyle & Scott
- Marine Development
- Morison & Co.
- NatWest Group
- Pringle of Scotland
- Scotch whisky
- Scottish Urban Archaeological Trust
- Specialisterne
- Stewart Spiers
- Tennent Caledonian
- The Designer Rooms
- Tunnock's
Danish companies established in 2003
- Atomistix
- IPtronics
- JP/Politikens Hus
- Letz Sushi
- Nørrebro Bryghus
- Napatech
- Nord Architects
- RosePharma
- Santaris Pharma
- Siteimprove
- Specialisterne
- Thorco Shipping
- Vestsjællands Lokalbaner
- Zleep Hotels
Disability organizations based in Denmark
- Hjernerystelsesforeningen
- Muskelsvindfonden
- Specialisterne
Service companies of Denmark
- Falck (emergency services company)
- Gypsum Recycling International
- ISS A/S
- Kivi-Tex
- Maersk Drilling
- Post Danmark
- Satair
- Specialisterne