This Philly fashion show features haute couture and the strengths of autism
“Once you have autism there’s no getting rid of it, so you work to make it an advantage,” said Kyle Woodland, owner of the KWS Productions fashion entertainment company.
Woodland’s development was very different than other children, especially the slow way his speech developed. “I felt different … Kids are, by nature, cruel. Back then they were not as cautious with words.”was particularly painful. “I wanted to be a better reader and writer and not be embarrassed. That bothered me so much that I worked that hard.” What Woodland said that meant is he read the dictionary obsessively, worrying his parents with his intensity.
“When you are younger it is difficult, more challenging,” Woodland admitted, but he believes that his autism is the source of his creativity and the bullying that came with his social challenges the source of his resilience.“When you are autistic you feel things deeper. You’re more sensitive than a person who is not autistic,” he said.
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