DENVER - Sept. 18 2015 - PRLog -- Parents desperate to find employment options for their adult autistic children are finding optimism in an innovative company featured in the documentary 'Programming Hope'.The film features an inside and in-depth look at the nonPareil Institute - a Texas-based nonprofit technology company that provides technical training and employment for individuals diagnosed on the autism spectrum.Initial screenings of the film have drawn large audiences interested in the new opportunities the company is providing for a growing and often overlooked autism population.NonPareil primarily focuses on teaching the technologies required to design and create video games and appssomething the autistic students not only have high interest and motivation to learn but as it turns outthe aptitude and focus required to excel. Parents struggling to help their children find and maintain meaningful employment find nonPareil truly revolutionary.Diane Thomas and her husband drove almost four hours from Indianapolis to see the film at an autism fundraiser in Columbus Ohio. They have an adult son on the spectrum. Thomas says "This film is a must-see for others to understand the hope that we have been looking for. It gives an honest glimpse into the struggles and victories these adults and families like ours face every day."Jack Creamer director of 'Programming Hope' believes the film sheds light on an important topic. 'There is an employment crisis facing autistic adults. Over 50000 people on the spectrum become adults each year yet many are not able to find or keep a job so they wind up having to be supported by family their entire lives. NonPareil is doing something to address that problem' says Creamer.NonPareil (NPI) is the creation of former professional race car driver and technologist Dan Selec. When his youngest son was diagnosed with autism he was inspired to leave a successful technology job and put his skills to work in a more personal way - to help create a future for his son. The company he started in his kitchen with just a few students has now grown to almost 200 at locations in Dallas and Houston.Selec's concept for the program is innovative and unique. NPI teaches employs and will eventually provide housing for his son and others on the spectrumall supported by products built and marketed by nonPareil's autistic workforce.Creamer says 'These are gifted and intelligent people who face often misunderstood communication difficulties or other issues related to living with autism. When those differences are recognized and accepted as they are at NPIit makes all the difference in the world. And that's what this film depicts.'The documentary captures the company's growth over a period of three years and opens with NPI's first and now annual award ceremony in 2012. A packed house of teary-eyed parents and family are seen honoring the incredible achievements of the students or crew members as they are calledmany who had no experience with programming or game design before entering the program.Aaron Winston came to NPI as a 19-year-old high school graduate whose only previous work experience was volunteering at a local food bank. Through the course of the film Aaron not only develops his own app but gains distribution online and on table kiosks at a national restaurant chain. The film also follows several other NPI crew members as they learn new skills live on their own and become paid employees of the company."Nonpareil means 'unparalleled without match or unequaled' and that's what these students and employees are. They're learning to write computer code and design video games and apps and they're having successperhaps for the first time in their lives - creating things that are being sold in iTunes and Google Play stores.' says Creamer.But NPI is not just a place for programmers. Designing video games and apps takes a whole team of people skilled in a variety of disciplinesincluding musicians video editors voice actors and of course artists. What's unique about NPI is that they strive to find ways to utilize the individual talents of all their crew members on each project.As far as his personal take on nonPareil and documenting its journey Creamer sums it up simply'This place is truly changing people's livesand that's a great story to tell.''Programming Hope' is currently in consideration at a number of film festivals and will be screening in a limited number of theaters across the country this spring with a digital release soon after.View the trailer for Programming Hope:https://vimeo.com/124125373www.programminghope.com