Ping Lian Yeak (born 1993) is a

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artist based in Sydney. He is described as having reached a significant artistic achievement. He was diagnosed with autism at a young age."Painting the Mind," ''ABC Four Corners'', Monday 23 April 2007.
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in 1993, Pian Lian Yeak was diagnosed with autism at a young age and was gradually trained in visual arts through the use of private instruction. After his family moved to Sydney in 2006, Yeak's work gained notice and began to be featured at various art and educational venues, including the Treffert center in the United States, and at the

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building in New York. Yeak's work is described as "colourful and attractive", and he has been described as an austistic

savant Savant syndrome () is a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average. The skills that savants excel at are generally related to memory. This may include rapid calcu ...

.Treffert, D. A. (2007). The autistic artist,“special faculties,” and savant syndrome. ''Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine'', ''161''(4), 323-323.Clark, T. (2016). ''Exploring Giftedness and Autism: A Study of a Differentiated Educational Program for Autistic Savants''. Routledge. His art was introduced to the United States at an exhibition at

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University in Manhattan and the Henry Gregg Gallery in Brooklyn by Dr. Rosa Martinez and Dr. Becke in January 2006. Coverage of Yeak's artistic contribution as an individual with autism also include a feature in a documentary aired on the Australian ABC. Yeak was a finalist in the Australian Government's 2008 National Disability Awards.National Disability Awards finalists announced
Australian Department of Social Services. 11 November 2008.

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1993 births Australian people of Malaysian descent Malaysian artists Artists with autism Australian artists with disabilities Living people {{australia-artist-stub

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