The world may think they have autism defined, but Iris Grace, a 5 year-old little girl in the UK is painting a completely different image, literally.
Boredpanda.com writer, Dovas, highlights the amazing creations produced by a darling beauty who is slowly learning to speak, yet rapidly making her mark in this world and redefining autism.
Acute autism in your child, can cause a lot of stress and anxiety to your family. So, early detection is key when dealing with this monster.
If you have a young child with autism, I hope you find this insightful article by Dovas very helpful. Enjoy the read:
Autism is a poorly-understood neurological disorder that can impair an individual’s ability to engage in various social interactions. But little 5-year-old Iris Grace in the UK is an excellent example of the unexpected gifts that autism can also grant – her exceptional focus and attention to detail have helped her create incredibly beautiful paintings that many of her fans (and buyers) have likened to Monet’s works.
Little Iris is slowly learning to speak, whereas most children have already begun to speak at least a few words by age 2. Along with speech therapy, her parents gradually introduced her to painting, which is when they discovered her amazing talent.
“We have been encouraging Iris to paint to help with speech therapy, joint attention and turn taking,” her mother, Arabella Carter-Johnson, explains on her website. “Then we realised that she is actually really talented and has an incredible concentration span of around 2 hours each time she paints. Her autism has created a style of painting which I have never seen in a child of her age, she has an understanding of colours and how they interact with each other.”
“I first noticed how effective art was with Iris when I was trying to establish joint attention, I would draw stick men and make up stories and she would laugh and guide my hand to do more,” Carter-Johnson told Bored Panda. “I used to tape down large sheets of wall paper liner down onto a wooden coffee table and we would work or drawings together.”
“[Painting] wasn’t something that the doctors suggested although I wish they had. That is something a lot of the media have got wrong,” Carter-Johnson explained to Bored Panda. “It came about because I was educating her at home and I was trying to follow the national curriculum and mark making, drawing, painting was one of the things on my hit list to do with Iris.”
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