Yesterday I watched a truly inspiring documentary about Stephen Wiltshire, a guy with severe autism, but not impaired in any way whatsoever.  He lives life to the full, living in London where he works as a professional and successful artist.  He first realised his talent when he could hold a pencil at a young age, his first word being ‘paper’, he drew the world around him, being especially obsessed with cars and tall buildings.  He is only one of 100 known people in the word who can act as a ‘human camera’, who has a real photographic memory.  In the footage, after a 15 minute helicopter tour over the London skyline, Stephen drew an exact replica of what he’d just witnessed, and recalled every minute detail e.g. how many windows on the Gherkin building.  SO amazing. I’d love to buy an original.

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