Art from the Autistic mind (4)

Soon, he started to get bored again and had this irritated expression on his face. Abruptly, he used his hand to hit his jaw bone very hard. He also banged his head on the table. His eyebrows pinched together while his teeth clenched. His expression looked painful from something that I did not understand. I was stunned by this scene as my mind went blank.

Art from the Autistic Mind (3)

Xiao Song is starting to think about the design and he is intentionally arranging the decorations. I complimented him on his improvement. He also started to call my name. When Xiao Song first spoke my name, I was glad since I became a person that he trusted rather than a random stranger.

Art from the Autistic Mind (2)

I learned about the ways to get along with autistic students. First, you needed to be genuine and pure-hearted when staying with them. Do not try to fake smiles because sometimes they may notice that you are insincere and actually dislike it. All you need to do is to treat them as a friend.

Art from the Autistic Mind (1)

As the term autism has been increasingly disseminated, it became commonly known and heeded in our community. However, there are still people who use colored lenses to look at this group of people. I never knew the truth until I became a volunteer at an art class program for autistic children.