Andrew Gajkowski is a 17 year old with autism, who although he had strong academic skills, had difficulty with social skills and sensory input. His parents, along with Touchstone Behavioral Health in Phoenix, explored options to assist Andrew. He had passion and skills for information technology, so Touchstone looked to those attributes to help with other areas in Andrew’s life. Steve Porter, Chief Information Officer at Touchstone, believed there was a way to use technology to increase social behaviors. He discovered Virtuon’s vPresence – a virtual desktop program that has allowed Andrew and others like him the “freedom to work safely and securely on his social and computer skills without being locked in a computer lab." Ultimately, vPresence allowed Andrew to receive an IT certification and enrollment in Northern Arizona University’s Science in Technology Management program. He also mentors others with autism as they use vPresence in their therapy plans.
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