marcel just studies autism at carnegie mellon university.earch has found that most people rely on the front of the brain to process the big picture around it, but with autism, the wiring between the front and the back is not as strong, so thinking is dominated by parts of the brain that handle details. >> if you do "where's waldo," people with autism are known to do better at that kind of task, finding little detail in a big picture. and the reason is they can focus on the detail without being distracted by larger picture issues. >> reporter: parker is one of three autistic employees at mindspark, and more are training in an onsite classroom. >> they just needed a chance. i think of howl hard it's been for them all these years where people dismissed them and their abilities and maybe overlooked what they could do and be. >> let's see what the steps are again. >> reporter: providing opportunity and a paycheck. carter evans, cbs news, santa monta. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we will take you to the stores f