Hello, I’m Conner. I’m 10 years old. I’m the oldest of four children. I’m in the fourth grade at Wilson Elementary School. My artwork was featured in the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts during the D.A.T.S.M.O.M. (Disability as an Ability Toward Success: Moms on the Move) Faces of Autism exhibit, student artworks section.
I experience many barriers as an individual on the autism spectrum so I know how it feels to feel chained. Being on the spectrum and an African-American boy makes it even harder to navigate in this world. I read affirmations my mom wrote for me every day. It helps me believe in myself. I can be free and be me. My art piece is titled “Let Free-D.O.M. Bleed: Breaking the Chains,” because I believe the barriers we face as oppressed people, overlooked people, under-represented and underserved people have to be broken by us.
Conner
Let Free-D.O.M. Bleed: Breaking the Chains
NFS
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