Jacopo

• Photographer
  Marco Ponzianelli, Italy

Jacopo is 11 years old, he cannot speak and presents a low cognitive function type of autism.
When I first came close with autism I was struck by how the percentage of
developing this condition is higher than I ever imagined,
I realized how little I and nearly everyone else knew about it.
This lack of information is the reason why I decided to see it close hand and by doing
this I tried to tell you Jacopo.

“Autism Spectrum Disorders are neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by an atypical
mental functioning that mostly persists throughout life. The ASD are caused by an altered
biologically brain maturation and appear in the first few years of life.
It affects about one child every 68 and males are more affected than females (4 times more).
There are not differences between the various ethnicities and social conditions and is the
most frequent cause of disability.”

Awards -1st Place - Editorial
ND Awards 2018
-2nd Place - Book
- Tifa 2018
Bronze - Mifa 2018