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Six-year-old girl Iris
was born with autism(自闭症). She didn't
like to talk or be with others and she often felt nervous, when Iris was three
years old, her mother gave her some art lessons. There she found Iris had great
talent for painting. From then on, Iris often spends her day painting.
However, Iris still felt
lonely. Iris's parents learned that animals were good for children with autism,
so they introduced some animals to Iris. Before Thula, they introduced horses,
dogs and other cats to Iris, but those didn't help. Until cat Thula arrived,
they got along very well in just a few weeks. Iris often draws about the cat's
eyes and nose in her paintings.
Iris's mother said,
"When Iris is painting, she tells Thula to sit if she jumps up onto the
table. Thula stays there watching Iris with great interest. "
Iris and Thula are
always together, eating, sleeping, playing ... Iris's mother hound that it was
easier to make Iris talk with others when Thula was around. "Thanks to
Thula, Iris found a way to show her feelings and communicate with the world.
She is happier than ever before. "
