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Sunday, June 02, 2013

Amazing Artist Stephen Wiltshire

Mr. Wiltshire sees and draws. It is how he connects. Until age 5, he had never uttered a word. One day, his kindergarten class at a school for autistic children in London went on a field trip.

When they came back, he spoke.

“He said, ‘Paper,’ ” his sister, Annette Wiltshire, said. “The teacher asked him to say it again. He said it. Then they asked him to say something else, and he said, ‘Pen.’ ”

With pen and paper in hand, he drew what he had seen that day. In time, a clever teacher taught him the alphabet by associating each letter with a place he had drawn — “a” for Albert Hall, “b” for Buckingham Palace, and so on.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Incredible story...thanks for sharing this.

Anonymous said...

wonderful story. this is such a mystery. the human mind as created by God is just amazing. wow...

Anonymous said...

Autistic people have abilities that have not been truly appreciated. This gentleman has a true talent and many thanks to the people in this life that have helped him shine.

Anonymous said...

Great story!!

Anonymous said...

Just wondering how many others have a special talent and they cannot reveal it?

Anonymous said...

Time and time again we are shown that some whose brains are wired differently have a special gift that the public truly is in awe of

albert said...

Good fun and work.
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