Jill Mullin, MA, MSEd, BCBA, is a Behavior Analyst in New York City who works with adults and children diagnosed with ASD. She began developing Drawing Autism when an adult named Glen, who is diagnosed with autism, began sharing his art work with her. At an early age Glen had developed a...
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Jill Mullin, MA, MSEd, BCBA, is a Behavior Analyst in New York City who works with adults and children diagnosed with ASD. She began developing Drawing Autism when an adult named Glen, who is diagnosed with autism, began sharing his art work with her. At an early age Glen had developed a passion for music and drawing. Every week, Glen would draw stylistic stick figure of his favorite bands, like the Jackson 5, Temptations, and the Whispers, depicting the bands singing, dancing or playing instruments as if they were caught in a snapshot from the Ed Sullivan show. This young artist inspired Mullin to research more artists with autism and further examine their talents. Upon researching the topic she found that there are many great artists with autism, who have wonderful ways in which they represent their view point and our world.The first edition of Drawing Autism is out of print but garnered international acclaim in numerous media outlets, including Fox News, The New Scientist, The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, 50 Watts, Brain Pickings, The Atlantic, and Raw Vision, as well as in several international clinical journals. Akashic will publish the second edition of Drawing Autism, which features new material and artists.
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