WEBVTT 00:01.368 --> 00:02.535 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% - [Yuko] Could you tell me, 00:02.635 --> 00:06.740 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% what is the title of the painting, to the camera. 00:07.440 --> 00:12.645 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - Fish is having a good day because it's with a leaf. 00:12.746 --> 00:16.449 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% - [Yuko] He said, "One day I'll be a painter." 00:16.549 --> 00:21.388 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% So I said, "Okay, I've never seen you paint really much." 00:22.589 --> 00:27.260 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - It's purple. - Purple, 99 is purple. 00:27.360 --> 00:29.029 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% Okay. And you like... 00:29.129 --> 00:30.930 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Just because we think non-verbal 00:31.031 --> 00:33.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% doesn't necessarily means that he doesn't have 00:33.266 --> 00:35.635 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% a very powerful message. 00:35.735 --> 00:40.640 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% And it's up to us to be able to hear what that message is 00:40.740 --> 00:44.310 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% and be able to communicate with him. 00:44.411 --> 00:46.579 align:left position:17.5% line:5% size:72.5% - Just like when you hear really good music, you know 00:46.679 --> 00:48.715 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% there's a lot of music theory behind it 00:48.815 --> 00:50.250 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% but you don't know it. 00:50.350 --> 00:51.418 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% If you're not into music, you don't really know it, 00:51.518 --> 00:52.619 align:left position:30% line:5% size:60% but you feel it. 00:52.719 --> 00:54.220 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So the same thing, when you see it his art. 00:54.320 --> 00:57.557 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Sometimes people just come up. 00:57.657 --> 00:58.958 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% They couldn't explain it, but they love it. 00:59.059 --> 01:00.527 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% So I think that's awesome. 01:00.627 --> 01:04.464 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% - Well, most of the autistic person has very difficult time 01:04.564 --> 01:06.599 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% articulate their feelings. 01:06.699 --> 01:10.003 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I think this was a token that he knew 01:10.103 --> 01:12.872 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that he could express himself through art. 01:12.972 --> 01:14.641 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% - It's having a fun day. 01:16.743 --> 01:19.979 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% - [Thomas] If we think about one of his pieces of artwork, 01:20.080 --> 01:22.282 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% a bad day is probably red. 01:23.483 --> 01:26.753 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Probably going to be the number seven zero seven. 01:26.853 --> 01:31.558 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So many times he may not say a lot of words 01:31.658 --> 01:34.928 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but the words that he uses and chooses to say 01:35.028 --> 01:37.897 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% are very profound, very powerful. 01:37.997 --> 01:42.869 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% - I would think that you will never know what is 01:43.736 --> 01:46.172 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% the disabled can do for abled. 01:48.408 --> 01:49.642 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% How do I say? - Yeah, that's great, yeah. 01:49.742 --> 01:51.578 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% - Could you help me out with the words? 01:51.678 --> 01:52.712 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% - I guess the -- 01:52.812 --> 01:55.115 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% - You gotta find you know, what they can... 01:55.215 --> 02:00.286 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% - I would say just, you know allow your child or your person 02:01.454 --> 02:04.958 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to thrive with what they have passion with 02:05.058 --> 02:07.293 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and don't limit them just because 02:07.393 --> 02:10.530 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% we think that they don't have an ability 02:10.630 --> 02:12.432 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% or they have a disability. 02:12.532 --> 02:14.767 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% They are overlooking the ability. 02:15.668 --> 02:19.305 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% [calm droning music]