Exhibition features art pieces

Exhibition features art pieces created by autistic students

It is World Autism Day on April 2 and the Pathlight School launched its first exhibition of art pieces created by autistic students on Friday.

The exhibition features the work of eight students at Pathlight School, a school for autistic children.

Launching the exhibition was Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Lui Tuck Yew, who commended the school for recognising the value of its students' work.

He noted that one in 10 persons with autism has special talents, as compared to one in 100 in the larger society.

He said there is a need for Singapore to become a more inclusive society that can also include autistic children.

Mr Lui said: "We need to embrace this diversity, this diversity not just born of different races, different religions and different cultures, but people with different skills, different thinking, different ways of working out, different aspirations, different perspectives.

"By and by, step by step, I think people are beginning to understand how special this group of children are, and how very much we want them to be a part of society here in Singapore."

The school has also launched a book "Beautiful Minds 2", which features writings, journals and illustrations by its students.

The book is available for sale at the school and selected Starbucks outlets, and proceeds will go towards helping Pathlight students who are from low-income families.

The Art for Autism Exhibition is open to the public at Pathlight School at 5 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 until April 3.

-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-