Fox Chapel

Autistic student uses art as therapeutic tool

Joyce Hanz
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Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Emily Hook, a senior at Fox Chapel High School, will attend Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in graphic design. Emily often creates artwork that represents her experiences related to living on the autism spectrum. She is joined on May 19 by her two dogs, Redd and Peyton.
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Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Emily Hook, a senior at Fox Chapel High School, will attend Rhode Island School of Design. Emily often creates artwork that represents her experiences related to living on the autism spectrum. She’s pictured on May 19. Her diagnosis came years after struggling with mental health issues that first surfaced in the third-grade.
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Courtesy of Emily Hook
An orignial mixed media piece created by Fox Chapel Area High School student Emily Hook. Hook will attend Rhode Island School of Design in Providence this fall.
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Courtesy of Emily Hook
Art created by Emily Hook, a senior at Fox Chapel Area High School. She often creates artwork that represents her experiences related to living on the autism spectrum. Emily, 17, of Aspinwall, will attend Rhode Island School of Design this fall.
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Courtesy of Fox Chapel Area School District
Emily Hook, a senior at Fox Chapel Area High School, works on a web design project on May 23.

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