Recently, Ms. Xu, who lives in Zhuzhou, Hunan, posted a video of her autistic brother using color blocks to draw a map of China, sparking heated discussions among netizens. Many netizens left messages in the video comment area: "I found my home!" In the
video, the 18-year-old brother quickly found the exact location of the "Yueyang Tower" painted on the tablet and painted different cities in different colors. Ms. Xu couldn't believe this and even opened the map to confirm it.
html On March 20, a reporter from Xiaoxiang Morning News contacted the video author, Ms. Xu. She told reporters that her family is from Lanxi, Zhejiang, and currently lives in Zhuzhou, Hunan. Ms. Xu’s parents are ordinary businessmen, and no family members work in the art industry. My younger brother spends most of his time at home alone, playing with his iPad or doing crafts. "A lot of my brother's creative logic has not been professionally trained. I only discovered the map when he suddenly showed it to me when I came home this time," Ms. Xu said.
△Ms. Xu’s brother shows the map he drew (picture provided by the interviewee)
It is not easy to draw a map bit by bit on the screen with your fingers, and it requires high concentration and ability to grasp details. Ms. Xu was not surprised at all when her brother drew a map of China with color blocks. "I'm used to it. My younger brother has been very good since he was a child. I've always been very proud of him."
This map took a year to draw, which shows my younger brother's perseverance. Ms. Xu said that her younger brother, who has loved doing handicrafts since childhood, is very optimistic. Ms. Xu said, "If no one mentions the disease, more people may not know and understand the disease, which will reduce the risk of patients being stared at and discriminated against. Of course, my family and I hope that my brother will be a healthy child."
reporters learned that the protagonist of the video, Ms. Xu's younger brother, is not only an autistic child, but also a "butterfly baby." The reporter searched the official website of the Butterfly Baby Care Center and found that "Butterfly Baby" is a rare disease in the world. The professional term is "hereditary epidermolysis bullosa", or eb for short. Blisters or blood blisters will occur on the patient's skin and mucosal tissues such as the eyes, mouth, esophagus, and respiratory tract after being slightly rubbed, and then the wounds and ulcers will cause the skin to be "as fragile as butterfly wings." There is no "cure" for this disease, and patients suffer repeated injuries to their skin and are in tremendous pain throughout their lives. But using high-quality wound care products (dressings) can significantly improve a patient's quality of life.
Ms. Xu told reporters: "I want to share my brother's art purely because I want everyone to see my brother's optimism, focus, fun, and his love for himself, his family, and the world. If everyone can get some It would be better if you have the strength to be grateful and cherish your current life.”
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Ren Wanwan and intern Su Juan
