Autism is both 'a tool and a gift' for local young artist
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April 8, 2018
BOWLING GREEN, Va. (AP) — Before Joey Frye could talk, he could draw.
As a toddler and young child, he'd sketch imaginative scenes featuring his favorite cartoon characters — Thomas the Tank Engine, Woody and Buzz Lightyear from "Toy Story" and Looney Tunes personalities.
"Joey was nonverbal until he was 4 or 5," said his father, Sam Frye. "When I look back, it seems like drawing was the one way he could express himself. He started speech therapy when he was 4 years old (about a year before he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder), but his drawing was always expressive."
When Frye did s...
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