The Northwest Indiana chapter of the National Autism Association has put together an exhibit of photographs by Evansville photographer Nikki Davis of children with autism or other disabilities. Lisa Fox, the president of the association, said in an interview with the NWI Times that the purpose of the exhibit was to counter the stigma of misery surrounding families of children with autism.
"A lot of people automatically assume that an autism diagnosis is absolutely devastating and devastates the family...but it's not a death sentence. My main focus is to get people past the label and look at the child. They may have autism and they may have challenging behaviors and they may have peculiarities, but they're still kids. They still like to play...They still want to have friends and be loved by their family."
The exhibit is open at the South Shore Arts in Crown Point, IN, until May 15th. See below for a map to the venue:
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For more information about the Northwest Indiana Chapter, visit http://northwestindianaautism.com/index.php.
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