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Ian Wilson runs an art workshop for autistic adults at a Hoffman Foundation day centre in London. He says: "The students' unique perception gives their drawings and paintings a marked visual edge. There are correlations that can be linked to their impairments: repetition, a narrow range of...

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Published inThird Sector no. 484; p. 23
Main Author Michel, Dan
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Haymarket Business Publications Ltd 25.07.2007
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Artists
Autism
Wilson, Ian
Workshops
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Summary:Ian Wilson runs an art workshop for autistic adults at a Hoffman Foundation day centre in London. He says: "The students' unique perception gives their drawings and paintings a marked visual edge. There are correlations that can be linked to their impairments: repetition, a narrow range of subject matter and so on. " Wilson says art can help elucidate "the working of the autistic mind".
ISSN:1355-6371