Tuesday, April 29, 2014

13 Extraordinary Pictures By Autistic Artists

In Drawing Autism , New York-based behaviour analyst Jill Mullin compiles more than 50 works by children and adults who fall on the autism spectrum.


"River Street, Troy, NY", by James Kenneally.


"River Street, Troy, NY", by James Kenneally.


Autism is known as a "spectrum disorder" because no two diagnoses are exactly the same; however, there are characteristic traits of ASD.


James Kenneally / Via Drawing Autism


"Birds", by David Barth.


"Birds", by David Barth.


Visual taxonomies are a recurring theme, as exemplified by this list of 397 birds by young David Barth (b. 1998).


David Barth / Via Drawing Autism.


"Lost in Thought", by Kay Aitch.


"Lost in Thought", by Kay Aitch.


Kay Aitch, who was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 51, tells Mullin: "Everything around me inspires me to create art. What inspires me about creating art is the process of making marks, the feel of things, the seeing shapes and patterns in things."


Kay Aitch / Via Drawing Autism


"Streetcar in Hanoi", by Shawn Belanger.


"Streetcar in Hanoi", by Shawn Belanger.


Shawn Belanger was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1985. According to his website: "By the time he was 7 or 8, Shawn would find a picture book and put it beside him on the table to look at as he drew. At first he did not like the images he created; he was having trouble holding the pencil and decided that he and his mother should draw hand-over-hand, with her holding the pencil, and he controlling the actions. Eventually he began to draw on his own."


Shawn Belanger / Via Drawing Autism




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