The artist is a stunning five-year-old British youngster diagnosed with autism. Thula, a lovely Main Coon cat, serves as her inspiration for her artwork. It would be an understatement to say these two are inseparable.

She is a real artist whose creations are nothing less than masterpieces. Her painting is abstract, bright, and well-balanced in terms of tone and sequencing. This proves that nothing, not even Autism, should prevent a young child from aspiring and dreaming.

This young lady’s dream of becoming an artist has come true, and her talent’s potential is endless.

Individual art buyers from all across the globe have acquired Iris’ fantastic works. The proceeds from her paintings go toward treatment and art materials, as well as raising autism awareness.

Anxiety was one of Iris’ everyday challenges with autism. In social settings, she felt uneasy. As a consequence, her mother believed that having a compassionate animal friend would be beneficial and soothing for her.

Iris’s mother, Arabella, said that she was cautioned not to have a therapy animal, but after doing some autism research, she found a wealth of material on the therapeutic impact that animals may have on autistic children. «We brought Iris to equestrian therapy, but she didn’t seem very interested in horses at the moment, so I contemplated adopting a therapy dog,» Arabella remembered.

Iris’ parents bought Thula, a Maine Coon, two years ago. She has now started to talk, something the experts thought would never happen.

«Thula has decreased Iris’ daily worry and kept her serene, but it has also had the unexpected effect of forcing her to be more social,» Arabella said. «She’s been at Iris’ side since the day she came, sleeping the first night in her arms.» Iris is greatly influenced by Thula’s regular presence and friendly demeanor.» Every day, Thula would sit next to Iris and imitate her actions.

Iris and Thula’s bond is founded on friendship rather than the conventional kid pastime of picking up, caressing, or chasing cats. Thula has never had therapy or service animal training.

She has gotten used to numerous things that most cats would find revolting since she was adopted at such a young age. Thula, for example, wears a harness for the majority of her activities, including vehicle and boat excursions, as well as bike rides.

“When Iris was reading her books,” Arabella goes on to describe, “she would softly stroke Thula’s ears and long whiskers, or hold her tail at the tip, nonchalantly twiddling with the fur as if it were her own.”

Thula’s effect on Iris’s work is still felt today. She sells her paintings for many thousand dollars apiece since they are critically acclaimed.

Her mother tells the extraordinary story of Iris’ skill and particular affinity with Thula in her book “Iris Grace.” Here’s a link to further information: Iris Grace is a fictitious character. Please share this with your friends!