Master Andrada was only 7 years old when the terrorist attack on the twin towers occurred but it has deeply affected his life. Master Andrada wasn’t in NY city at the time of the attack. In fact, he’s never been to the United States. This boy was born and has lived his entire life halfway around the world in the Philippines.
Master Andrada has become obsessed with the topic of the Twin Towers attack. At first he began to draw pictures of it.
Then he started to recreate the New York City skyline. His current small scale model has removable twin towers.
His story was featured on the evening news the other night on ABSCBN in the Philippines. He appeared with his mother, who told us that he has been diagnosed with autism. 
Although he is in somewhat handicapped by his condition, his IQ is reportedly 133. He has hopes of coming to the US someday to study architecture.
Master Andrada has a lot in common with the George W Bush, the president of the US. George Bush admits that 9-11 changed everything for him as well. George W. Bush also has shown the same obsessive behavior, but instead of making constructive models of NY City, the president focuses destructive energy on Iraq, a nation that had nothing to do with the attack on NY City. I wish that the US devoted more of its money to special education for persons who are afflicted with problems and for others so they can recognize a problem when they see one. The goal is to have persons with propblems receive professional guidance to help them to channel their energy in productive ways.
That is great! I collect autistic and outsider art and books about it.
I would like to post a link for another autistic savant genius architect-of-the-future.
Here you will see his gallery & can explore it. He is able to remember an entire city skyline
at a glance & duplicate it & could do so as a very young boy. He lives in the UK.
http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/
Posted by: slugbug | September 23, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Bush is also set to veto the Children's Health Program, which is up for renewal.
Posted by: nmp | September 23, 2007 at 06:10 PM
Speaking of Asia:
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
Number of Buddhist monks protesting in Myanmar (Burma) has grown to a reported 100,000.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/burma/story/0,,2176165,00.html
From the BBC:
Are others joining in?
In the initial days of the protests, the public did not appear to be involved - commentators suggested that they were too scared of retaliation.
But this has gradually changed as the demonstrations have grown in size.
Footage of one protest showed people lining the route as the monks marched, forming a chain to protect them from any retaliation from soldiers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7010202.stm
Posted by: nmp | September 24, 2007 at 09:09 AM
Check out the photoshow
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivO0AtyBkmFxEVb3xG3xpzLlpGIQ
This is what Democracy looks like - when we don't impose it - it grows from within.
But Myanmar doesn't have oil.
By the way - ought to post a link to the autism story on some autism and aspie blogs!
Posted by: nmp | September 24, 2007 at 09:30 AM
Very cool stuff on the kid from the Phillipines with autism. We have a kid here in keene with autism who has extraordinary architecture skills.
Posted by: Larry Welkowitz | October 05, 2007 at 10:09 AM
Here I am over at Larry Welkowitz' blog visiting! Thanks for coming by!
Posted by: slugbug | October 08, 2007 at 09:57 AM