Autism, Art, and Children: The Stories We Draw

by Julia Kellamn and Julia Kellman

Book Overview

Rather than approaching the art of precocious young artists with autism as enigmatic and symptomatic, their work is explored as having its origin in human physiology and in the intrinsic human need for meaning. The narrative images in these young artists' exceptional art serve as both evidence and focus, allowing us to see the commonalities of all art and image-making. No art has been considered more enigmatic than that of young children with autism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897897358
• ISBN13: 9780897897358
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"