Nigerian autistic teen sets world painting record and spotlights the disorder
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Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest art canvas, is photograph during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)An Ariel view of the canvas painting by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, a 15-year-old autistic artist who won the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas, on display at the Eagle Square on World Autism Day in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/David Durowaiye)Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest art canvas, is photograph during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest art canvas, is photograph during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest art canvas, is photograph during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest art canvas, is photograph with his parents in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)An Ariel view of the canvas painting by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, a 15-year-old autistic artist who won the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas, on display at the Eagle Square on World Autism Day in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/David Durowaiye)An Ariel view of the canvas painting by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, a 15-year-old autistic artist who won the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas, on display at the Eagle Square on World Autism Day in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/David Durowaiye)Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, Centre, a 15 year-old autistic artist who won the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas, attends the World Autism Day in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/David Durowaiye)
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Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest art canvas, is photograph during an interview in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)
