Awesome artist

Stephen Wiltshire is a special lad. He was born mute and at the age of four was diagnosed as autistic. At five, Stephen expressed interest in drawing. He began to communicate through his art. At age eight, he started drawing imaginary post-earthquake cityscapes and cars. His teachers encouraged his drawing and with their aid Wiltshire learned to speak at the age of nine. When he was ten, Wiltshire drew a sequence of drawings of London landmarks, one for each letter, that he called a "London Alphabet".

Wiltshire can look at a target once and then draw an accurate and detailed picture of it. He once drew the whole of central London after a helicopter trip above it. Pictured is his drawing of Toronto's downtown core from the air.