Tammy Cedar's Fantasy Faces (NJ) has allowed her to use her art to paint children's faces and to teach them about autism. Tammy's son with autism has received behavioral, speech, and occupational therapies, but what he's missed is interaction with non-autistic peers. Fantasy Faces, which appears at arts and crafts shows also distributes "literature she created that explains autism in terms youngsters can easily understand. A flier titled 'The Weird Kid' is written from the point of view of a child with autism who is asking peers for patience and understanding."
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