Faces of Promise: Looking Beyond Autism

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Project Summary

Faces of Promise: Looking Beyond Autism is a collaboration between Richard Ehrlich and Dr. Barbara Firestone, President, CEO & Founder of The Help Group, one of the nation’s leading nonprofits serving children with autism and other special needs.

Images were taken using a rare large-format Polaroid camera. 35 Polaroid images have been accepted into the permanent collection of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.

Publication

Published October 10, 2017 | West Margin Press

ISBN 978-1513260884

Press

November 9 - 11, 2017
Faces of Promise presented at The UCLA Conference on Art, Neuroscience, and Psychiatry

Reviews

This inspiring reflection and deeply moving book is a work of art that reveals the beauty and diversity of our humanity.
Louis A. Vismara, MD - UC Davis MIND Institute Co-Founder, Autism Advocate & Parent

“By looking beyond the stereotypes often associated with the autistic spectrum, it reveals with exquisite imagery and prose, the beauty and challenge that is life itself.”
Peter C. Whybrow, MD - Director, UCLA Semel Institute

“This extraordinary volume is breathtaking in both sheer beauty and the power of its message… Faces of Promise - Looking Beyond Autism will move you and fill you with a deep appreciation for what is uniquely human in us all.”
Robert M. Bilder, PhD, ABPP-CN - Tennenbaum Family Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences and Psychology at UCLA

“…the gorgeous photos and moving text of this masterwork epitomize the underlying humanity of these youth, and their families.”
Stephen Hinshaw, PhD - Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley; Professor of Psychiatry, UC San Francisco

“Barbara Firestone and Richard Ehrlich have created an important contribution of heart and compassion that presents a uniquely authentic voice to those with autism and their families.”
Robert E. Accordino, MD - US Founder Music For Autism - Chief of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health at CareMore Health

“My husband and I are so touched that Barbara Firestone sees in our children the very elements we hope everyone will see in them, as does Richard Ehrlich in his soulful portraits.”
Hilary Kip - Parent

“…it is in the artistic presentation of this book that we are given an invitation to truly see these children, to feel them and experience their beauty.”
Malissa Feruzzi Shriver - Executive Director, Turnaround Arts California

“Providing hope is key. Have a look, and prepare to be inspired.”
Gary Cole - Actor, Autism Advocate & Parent

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