You’re quite welcome! Glad you enjoyed them. And yes, that is her printing. She’s obsessed with writing — copying my books, writing down our conversations, etc. She doesn’t talk much and if she does she uses echolalia. Her teachers were surprised,though, that she understands the difference between “yes” and “no.” Writing just seems to be a natural means of communication for her and one that doesn’t require as much effort. She is in speech therapy and her vocabulary has increased over the years. I imagine at some point she will communicate orally, esp. as she gains more confidence.

Thank you for sharing her work with us!

P.S. I wish my high school would have offered Japanese. I so would have been there!

On an unrelated note, I don’t know how to link the site below, but you could probably copy and paste it. It’s my daughter’s artwork that I’ve scanned in. She doesn’t paint in watercolors as much now, although she still uses crayons and markers.

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h302/Violet_Ghost/DaughtersArtwork/

My son is 17 and has Aspergers. He always thought he hated art but in the last few years, he’s been much more open to it which has helped a lot. He likes to draw on poster size paper.

I do hope more schools bring art (in all its forms) back. I agree with what you said about having a less violent society and I’m sure you know that studies have found kids who are exposed to art do better in other academic courses.

It’s so good to hear from you on this subject. Blessings to you and your family.

She’s happy to be supplied with notebooks, sketchbooks, pencils, markers, crayons, pens, etc. They’re her creative outlet and means of self-expression. I only wish I had her drive. XD

I’ve long been a proponent of art in schools. Hopefully many districts will reconsider and bring art back to the classroom. (And by “art” I mean writing, photography, painting, music, theatre, etc.) Maybe giving some students a means to express themselves would result in less violence that seems so common in our society.

Sorry for such a long post!