Staff member Rene Gonzales (right) helps Matt take photographs before Matt returned to the computer lab at the Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children in Montgomery Village for editing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
James, 35, enjoys his picture taking while on a field trip to see the cherry blossoms last week with Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, based in Montgomery Village. The InFocus Project, which included staff member Dide Cimen, is a way for adults with autism to develop forms of self-expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Autistic adult James L. edits his photographs of the Cherry Blossoms taken along the Tidal Basin at a computer lab at the Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, Montgomery Village, Md., Thursday, March 22, 2012. James is part of the “InFocus Project†which helps adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Autistic adults Brian D., bottom, and James L., above, edit their photographs of the Cherry Blossoms taken along the Tidal Basin with the help of staff member Craig Pardini, right, at a computer lab at the Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, Montgomery Village, Md., Thursday, March 22, 2012. The two are a part of the “InFocus Project†which helps adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Autistic adults Brian D., left, and James L., second from left, edit their photographs of the Cherry Blossoms taken along the Tidal Basin with the help of staff member Craig Pardini, right, at a computer lab at the Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, Montgomery Village, Md., Thursday, March 22, 2012. The two are a part of the “InFocus Project†which helps adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Matt D., left, and James L., second from left, walk around with their cameras near the Jefferson Memorial as they and other autistic adults with Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, based in Montgomery Village, Md., take photographs of the Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The “InFocus Project†is a way for adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Autistic adults Brian D., center, and James L., right, with Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, based in Montgomery Village, Md., accompanied by staff member Agyemang Nkrumah [ck], second from right, take photographs of the Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The “InFocus Project†is a way for adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Autistic adults Matt D., left, and Jimmie R., right, with Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, based in Montgomery Village, Md., take photographs of the Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The “InFocus Project†is a way for adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Autistic adult Matt D. with Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children, based in Montgomery Village, Md., gets ready to depart after taking photographs of the Cherry Blossoms along the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 21, 2012. The “InFocus Project†is a way for adults with autism to develop forms of self expression and social skills while producing work that has been featured in art shows, given to donors to C.S.A.A.C., and sold on an online store. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
