Kim Miller
| Kim Miller | |
|---|---|
 Kim_m.gif | |
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Kim Miller (born 1988) is an American artist who was diagnosed with "classic" autism in 1991[1]. She began creating artwork at the age of 3 1/2 years old before she could functionally speak. At first, her artwork was just the outward articulation of an aloof, introverted, seemingly expressionless autistic child.[2] After several years of utilizing sign language, delayed echolalia (the echoing of words and phrases), coupled with speech therapy, she learned to speak verbally as detailed in the book The Girl Who Spoke With Pictures, which describes her advancement as a person with autism. Although Miller learned how to verbalize, she found it frustrating, difficult and time-consuming to communicate with words in real time. Drawing became a short cut to show her thoughts, feelings and needs.
Miller is often referred to as an "outside artist," outsider art self-taught and self-motivated.[3] She is prolific in various mediums; acrylic paint, sculpting, ceramics, pencil as well as pen and ink. She is able to paint in a variety of styles exploring techniques such as pointillism, German Expressionism, or her own three-dimensional style; shifting from one painting to another as though simply changing fonts on the computer. Although some of the symptoms of autism (relating to objects rather than people, the fear of looking people in their faces, the inability to understand/process emotions) pose challenges, her unique work is outstanding for the fact that she chooses these very issues to examine and explore the complex human experience and relationships through her art.
Publications[edit]
Miller's work is featured in the following publications:
- Autism Handbook for Parents: Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success by Janice E. Janzen (Kim Miller was 9 years old when this was published) Prufrock Press (March 1, 2009)
- The Girl Who Spoke with Pictures: Autism Through Art by Eileen Miller and Kim Miller, (Sept. 2008) Jessica Kingsley Publishing
- Autism, A Guide for Educators, Clinicians and Parents (Jan 13, 2008) by G. Robert Buckendorf, Ph.D., and CCC-SLP, Super Duper Publications (January 13, 2008)
- Apples for Cheyenne by Elizabeth Gerlach, Illustrator- Kim Miller (2010) Future Horizons
Publications regarding Miller:
- Behind the Pictures: Autism, Strategies for Change by Eileen Miller, Sept. 2010 Mimic Queen Publications
References[edit]
- ↑ Miller, Eileen (2008). The Girl Who Spoke with Pictures: Autism Through Art. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 26. ISBN 978-1843108894. Search this book on
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2012-01-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Review of the Girl Who Spoke with Pictures".
- Williams, Emily L. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Volume 39, Number 10, 1493–1494, doi:10.1007/s10803-009-0770-z
- Wright, J. (2010), The Girl Who Spoke with Pictures: Autism through Art. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 45: 130. doi:10.3109/13682820902733368
- Spiro, Mary (August 15, 2008) The Girl Who Spoke With Pictures: Autism Through Art. (ForeWord Magazine)
External links[edit]
This article "Kim Miller" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Kim Miller. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
