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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, MAY 12-13 - In this April 19, 2018 photo, A.J. Paron-Wildes, left, looks through the art work of her son, Devin Wildes, as she talks with him before he starts his art projects for the day at Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts in St. Paul. Devin, who has a severe form of autism, rarely speaks; But when he was 5 years old, Wildes learned to draw. "When he started doing art, the one thing that we noticed was that he was really in his own skin," said Paron-Wildes. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)
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