I Want To Be Artist: An Autistic Savant's Voice And A Mother's Dream Transformed Onto Canvas

Ping Lian Yeak was born in Malaysia in 1993 and is now living in Australia. At the age of three, he was diagnosed with autism. As a toddler, Ping Lian was nonverbal, hyperactive with attention deficit disorder, living in his own world, not showing any affection or awareness of danger, and unable to hold a pencil to write or use scissors to cut. I Want To Be An Autistic Savant’s Voice And A Mother’s Dream Transformed Onto Canvas is an account of the inspiring journey of a young boy in special education with severe autism, who has been empowered by his single mother, Sarah Lee, to become a successful artist and a well-behaved young man who exhibits empathy and affection. It is a story of a mother’s struggle to help her autistic son see her, love his family, contribute to society, and live meaningfully. Sarah Lee used motivational seminars, her faith in God, and her intuition to train her son to become an artist, acknowledging his prodigious talent as a savant by Dr. Darold Treffert. The book highlights the power of dreaming, determination, and transforming the impossible into the possible. It shares how a mother’s efforts can develop skills, nurture talents, and build character and emotion in autistic children, offering hope and insight into unlocking potential within each of us.