Tag: autism
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An Autistic Boy Writes Moving Poem About How Odd He Is For A School Assignment, Leaves Teacher In Tears
What began as a class assignment has turned into a work worthy of a distinguished author for young Benjamin Giroux, whose raw and emotional poem about life with autism went massively viral and moved thousands of people around the world. The then 10-year-old from Plattsburgh, New York, was immediately inspired after his teacher asked students…
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Frustrated By Autism, A Father Turns To Photos Capturing The Unique Habits of His Autistic Son
“I don’t care about autism,” says San Francisco-based photographer Timothy Archibald, who has a way of being refreshingly candid about kids who have it. “They can frustrate you to no end,” he says. Archibald’s son, Eli, is autistic. And really, he clarifies on the phone, he doesn’t care about the diagnosis. What matters, he says,…
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Mom Takes Adorable Images Of Her Austisic Son In A T-Rex Suit As He Hates Being Photographed
Mom and photographer Samantha Bishop has always struggled to take photographs of her son Levi who has autism. Samantha told us that this is because Levi's autism means that he gets uncomfortable with excessive eye contact and refuses to have to smile on command when she says "cheese": “I don’t know what to do with…
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Autistic 5-Year-Old Girl Creates Extraordinary Art
In December of 2011, Iris Grace Halmshaw was diagnosed with Autism. Iris’ parents say she rarely speaks and that interacting with others can be challenging, but is able to expresses herself through movement and art. You can keep up with Iris’ latest developments on her website irisgracepainting.com. On the website you can find live auctions of Iris’ paintings for sale…
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Stunning paintings by autistic three-year-old who can’t speak sell for 800 pounds after she took up a brush just a few months ago
By HUGO GYE A three-year-old autistic girl has made a splash in the art world with her extraordinary paintings. Iris Grace Halmshaw began doing art as therapy, but when her parents decided to put the works on sale they began fetching prices of up to £830. And painting has also helped improve the youngster’s condition…