SNAP! | A father photographs the world of his autistic son. Timothy Archibald started photographing his autistic son Elijah when he was 5 years old. His aim was to document the often bizarre and incomprehensible world of his son but the project developed into much more. Elijah has a need for repetition, loves mechanical objects and is socially withdrawn and Timothy set out to document these often annoying habits and rituals. However, over time Elijah became more involved in the process and helped setup and organise locations and poses. “According to Timothy, his project Echolilia helped him understand the situation, his role as father, but most importantly, to accept his own son’s differences.
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