Drawing on a Deeper World

By Emilia Ismail

April 2017 FEATURE
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April is National Autism Awareness month. It is a welcome acknowledgement for the Cheahs, who have been raising a son who is an autistic savant.The Cheahs.Delwin Cheah, 14, is more accomplished than any of his peers. He has received letters of recognition from former US President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II; he had a solo art exhibition; and a spot in a popular Chinese food travelogue show.But what’s missing in Delwin’s narrative is that he is a savant who...

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Emilia Ismail

is a freelance writer who has a love-hate relationship with the weighing scale.

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