Imagine a room full of acceptance, a place where the artistic spirit is revered, a place of celebration of differences, where families and people on the spectrum, regardless of intensity of symptoms, are fawned over for the creative gifts that they bring to the community. Well, now you are picturing the art opening for “Viewpoints: […]
Why tests can’t measure intelligence with autism
My son loves to write stories, books and songs. He spends the majority of his free time writing. In fact, we (me and my group of dedicated volunteers) have several books written by Jackson that we are working on publishing in 2017. One of these is a collection of poetry about sacred bodies of water. […]
Art Everywhere, Inspirations Abound
Jackson will draw on any surface available, which is why I believe (and of course I’m biased) that he is a great artist. He IS art. As a toddler, while my husband and I tried to sleep, Jackson would draw on our pillow cases around our heads, he drew on the bed ruffle, he drew […]