B. Stephen Wiltshire was bom in 1974 in London. He was mute and at the age of three he was diagnosed with autism. However Stephen had a remarkable talent and could create the most amazing drawings. His mother sent him to Queensmill School in London. Stephen’s teacher, Chris Marris realized that Stephen could communicate through his drawings. At the age of 8 he drew detailed pictures of architecture, cars and imaginary post-earthquake of cities. At the age of 9 with Marris’ help Stephen started talking. When he was 10 he produced a series of pictures which he called “London Alphabet”. Each drawing featured the London landmark-one for each letter of the alphabet. Stephen became an extremely popular artist and published a number of books of his drawings and paintings. He is an “autistic *savant”- a person who in spite of his autism has an extraordinary ability in a certain area. Stephen is quite famous these days.

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PW. Answer the following questions.

Questions
What was Tom’s/Stephen’s special ability?
When/Where was Stephen born?
Where did Tom perform his concerts?
Where did Stephen study?
When did Stephen begin drawing?
How did Tom and Stephen communicate?
What pictures did Stephen draw?
How did Stephen call his series of pictures?
How did Tom and Stephen become popular?

*savant - scholar, scientist