KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Soren Fielland has a passion for drawing. In the close to seven years he has been practicing his art, Soren has created thousands of drawings, an impressive feat for any child and even more impressive for a non-verbal, legally blind child with autism.

Soren, who attends Bearden Middle School in Knoxville, celebrated his 13th birthday a little bit ahead of schedule with a public showing of over 100 pieces of his own original art at the Breezeway Yoga Studio on Kingston Pike. Drawings covered the studio's walls while friends, family members and visitors admired the massiv...