Painting Series by Jean-Sebastien Choo, Self-taught Autistic Artist #12— Eternal Sunshine Mind
(12 x 9 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD140 + shipping) To me, this explosion of fiery red colors to the point exemplifies the power of Sebastien's spirit in many ways. It is almost impossible to imagine how strong he has been to have survived his lonely years throughout his life and then the first 18 months of life in Bali when our setup was less than ideal. During that time period, both Sebastien and I were grieving badly from our constant separations; a
Week 9 of Serialization: Where Does My Autistic Son Belong? Chapter 9: INSTITUTIONALISING SEBASTIEN
In 2019, I published Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?. It chronicles my struggle with raising my adolescent autistic son, Sebastien, and my subsequent decision of setting a home for him in Bali. As part and parcel of A Mother’s Wish initiative (amotherswish.com.sg) to raise awareness about the need to learn treat autistic individuals with genuine respect and empathy, I am serializing the book on Medium, Chapters 1-8 (Please see the links below): A We-Fie After Sebastien Re
Painting Series by Jean-Sebastien Choo, Self-taught Autistic Artist #11— Symbiosis
(12 x 9 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD140 + shipping) When I looked at this painting, I thought I could see an explosion of life — an entanglement of wild flowers and plants — emerging from one another. This is why I decided to call the painting “Symbiosis”. You see, four years ago, when we first moved Sebastien to Bali, our immediate concern was how much our lives would be changed. What we could not have anticipated would be how beautifully entangled ou
AMW2021 Talk #2 (Dialogue): Embracing Our Autistic Loved Ones as “Human Beings”, not “Human Doings”
Thursday, March 25th, 8-9:30 pm Register for this event here: https://autismbeingnotdoing.peatix.com/ Back in 2019, I published Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?. It chronicles my struggle to understand and cope with Sebastien’s aggression that erupted during his puberty and raged unabated for more than five years. Thanks to our focus on Sebastien’s well-being, rather than his deficits, Sebastien is thriving under the his carers in Bali, amidst nature that is more suited to
Week 8 of Serialization: Where Does My Autistic Son Belong? Chapter 8: DIALLING "999"
In 2019, I published Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?. It chronicles my struggle with raising my adolescent autistic son, Sebastien, and my subsequent decision of setting a home for him in Bali. As part and parcel of A Mother’s Wish initiative (amotherswish.com.sg) to raise awareness about the need to learn treat autistic individuals with genuine respect and empathy, I am serializing the book on Medium, Chapters 1-8 (Please see the links below): CHAPTER 8 DIALLING “999” (D
Painting Series by Jean-Sebastien Choo, Self-taught Autistic Artist #10— Rainbow Twilight
(14 x 11 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD180 + shipping) The title of this painting, “Rainbow Twilight” combines a bit of both Sebastien and me — his embrace of the “rainbow” of colours and my love of the “twilight” hour, i.e., sunsets. For me, it celebrates one of the most memorable moments of my parenting journey when Sebastien stepped out onto the balcony of the AirBnb apartment in Zadar (Croatia) to hang clothes with us. He pointed out the glorious sun
