Another of the artists with Autism that Project Onward represents is Adam Hines, who is the soulful lead vocalist in the band, DHF Express (seen performing here): DHF Express - DESIRE - YouTube
…Artists with autism …frequently create pieces with lists and categories.
Take Adam Hines’ piece “Wheel of Fortune,” a colorful sketch packed with a frenzy of words, graphs, faces and wheels. Hines, who’s participated in Project Onward for four years and attends five days a week, claims to hear a rhythm when sketching celebrity portraits or Chicago landscapes.
“I’m working so hard and I want proof for the whole wide world to see,” he said.
…Parents of participants see the difference.
“There is fulfillment,” said Deborah Hines, mother of Adam Hines, who hangs his peers’ artwork around their home. “He gets a real sense of pride from this.”…
Here is a link to some of Hines’ artwork: Project Onward | Artists
(source: Rob Lentz (MFA 1997) Helping Disabled Artists Convey “What Its Like” - School of the Art Institute of Chicago )