Colors on the spectrum: Lancaster County teen uses art to help autism
Joseph Roach, 16, of Manheim, Pa. is an abstract art prodigy. He was diagnosed with autism at 5, and his drawings and paintings help him thrive. Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43) Updated: 5:34 PM EST February 1, 2021
MANHEIM, Pa. Joseph Roach looks down at the dining room table where a bevy of colored pens await, easily well over 100, sitting there still in a perfectly symmetrical pattern so that it looks like a fan. Roach designed it this way, and now he studies them, eventually picking his favorite 10 pens, before turning back to his blank sheet of white paper.