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Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

I remember that a while ago, everyone was going crazy on the Internet about the Ice Bucket Challenge. The original intention was to arouse everyones concern about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Have you been poured buckets of ice water on others, or have buckets of ice water poured on others? Maybe you can first understand what a person with ALS is?

The well-known physicist Stephen Hawking suffered from this disease when he was young. Even at the age of 72, he is still researching and writing related articles in his professional field. There is currently no cure for this disease. Medical treatment can only prolong life span. The cause of the disease is the gradual degeneration of motor neurons in the patients spinal cord, brainstem or brain that move sebum, resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy throughout the body. In the final stage, he will die from general paralysis and respiratory failure. The course of the disease changes rapidly. , although the disease is not fatal, the physiological impact may be too great. Once the time is extended, it often brings a huge psychological impact to the patient and his family.

What we are going to look at today is a 5-year-old British girl. Since her birth in 2011, she has been found to have autism. This result makes her parents very sad and the family The relationship was closed for a while.

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

So, what is autism? Simply put, autism is a developmental disorder caused by abnormal brain function. Symptoms usually appear before the age of three. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as intellectual development disorders, epilepsy, hyperactivity, withdrawal, and mood disorders. The three most common disorders are: interpersonal relationship disorders, language expression disorders, and behavioral disorders.

Some patients can improve through diagnosis, treatment, internship and special education.Good social skills allow them to participate in mainstream education and social activities, but again, there is still no cure. It can only help them integrate into normal social patterns. The little girl Iris Grace was discovered by her mother during a painting therapy session that she had amazing color mixing abilities and completed each painting independently without any professional guidance. When most children gradually began to learn to speak, Iriss mother struggled to teach Iris to speak, and in Iriss mind, perhaps painting opened another window for her to talk to the world.

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

During the treatment process, Iris showed great talent and used the watercolor cups given to her by her mother to mix and match colors. During the painting process, her mother found that Iris was very happy and became more and more happy with each painting. Xiangzai helped it become like this world, allowing Iris to open up her mind to face everything unknown in the outside world. This discovery not only shocked her parents deeply, but also made her family feel a greater sense of thought. , hoping that through auctions or online sales of such paintings, which are far beyond the capabilities of a child of Iriss age, not only can Iris' treatment funds be raised, but also more people can raise awareness of autism. Awareness and attention.

Now Iris’ parents not only help her set up her personal website, but also spread Iris’s story to 207 countries around the world, with more than 1.7 million visitors, and more than 79,000 people like her Facebook and become fans. .

Let us take a look at her works!

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace

Five-year-old autistic girl, talented painter Iris Grace