Ep 5 - Building on Interest: Entrepreneurship
An episode of the Thriving on the Spectrum podcast, hosted by CanBridge Academy, titled "Ep 5 - Building on Interest: Entrepreneurship" was published on November 10, 2023 and runs 17 minutes.
November 10, 2023 ·17m · Thriving on the Spectrum
Summary
In this episode, as part of our series of episodes on meaningful engagement, we discuss entrepreneurial opportunities for young adults with autism. We are in conversation with a mother-son duo, Veena and Varun Naren who share their journey, learnings and experiences as Varun pursued a multitude of interests over the years. Varun Naren is a young adult with autism, diagnosed with FragileX syndrome. He is an artist, a doodler, a photographer among many other things! He presently runs virtual art and doodling classes. Veena Naren, Varun's mother is a special educator and helps Varun with his different businesses.
Episode Description
In this episode, as part of our series of episodes on meaningful engagement, we discuss entrepreneurial opportunities for young adults with autism. We are in conversation with a mother-son duo, Veena and Varun Naren who share their journey, learnings and experiences as Varun pursued a multitude of interests over the years.
Varun Naren is a young adult with autism, diagnosed with FragileX syndrome. He is an artist, a doodler, a photographer among many other things! He presently runs virtual art and doodling classes. Veena Naren, Varun’s mother is a special educator and helps Varun with his different businesses.