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Teenage web guru overcame
autism
March 6, 2002 11:51
A YOUNG entrepreneur who suffers from a form of autism, has
launched a Norfolk web design company that is already attracting
clients from as far afield as America.
Joseph Hill, 17, may not have passed his driving test yet but he
certainly has a drive for ambition.
For the boss of Triffik.com, of Wreningham, left school before
his A-Levels to take on the challenging responsibility of
running the company.
The story is all the more remarkable, because Joseph suffers
from Asperger's syndrome.
"Asperger's people are focussed and dedicated to a specific
task. That helps me enormously in being driven to achieve
success for both the business and the clients," he said.
"There are many famous people with Asperger's, one of whom is
Bill Gates. Now he hasn't done badly for himself, has he?"
Despite his age and the occasional frustrations of his
condition,
he knows what he is talking about. The former Notre Dame High
student was building complex web sites by the age of 15.
He has already carried out consultancy work for the Office of
Government Commerce (OGC), the Norwich-based former Central
Computer and Telecommunications Agency.
And he has also had enquiries from Washington asking him about
maintaining a web site for a fair trade organisation.
His many other projects have included developing a search engine
for an antiques shop.
Joseph has a clear vision of where he wants his company to go.
"I want to be moving away from having to design myself, and
instead to be
discussing with companies what they wish to achieve from their
e-presence."
He added: "I am entirely confident that I have the abilities to
succeed, and am
spending much of my time preparing for a new product due to be
launched in May. This required a tough decision as whether to
leave school and have the product out this year, or to wait
another 12 months."
*Contact Triffik.com at 1 & 2 The Marshes, Wreningham, Norfolk,
NR16 1BL. Call (01508) 489400/488 379 or 07761 765 299.
Email: joe@triffik.com, log on to: www.triffik.com.
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