Miracle work: how creative education can overcome learning disabilities

Inspiring stories of children with severe learning difficulties emphasise the power of creativity and the arts in education.
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Image, Tim Sharp, Laser Beak Man: A Double Shot of Happiness

In 1993, Judy Sharp was told by a doctor to put her son Tim away and forget about him. The doctor said Tim, who was diagnosed with autism, could never love or communicates.

Speaking at the Brisbane Writers’ Festival recently, Judy Sharp recalled that her ‘heart shattered into pieces ‘at the doctor’s words.

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Craig Garrett
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Craig Garrett is an international audio producer, award-winning community radio journalist, author and editor with over 20 years’ experience in the creative arts, literary and media sectors.