Eric was diagnosed with a spinal cord tumor at the age of 10 months. Since then, he has had to visit the hospital for treatment and therapy. The hospital always had paper and crayons available, and he began drawing with them. Even after returning home from therapy or treatment, there were times when he couldn’t engage in other activities, so he spent time drawing with paper and crayons. He didn’t like coloring and refused to do it. Instead, he just drew whatever came to mind, and as he got older, he also started writing.

Currently, Eric is participating in an Adult Transition Program and attends Self-Advocacy classes at NOCE Anaheim twice a week. He is receiving ABA therapy, and due to complete paralysis on the right side of his body, he takes cello lessons in place of OT and participates in basketball, soccer, and baseball on a seasonal basis instead of PT. He will be involved in all three sports during the week, and on weekends, he attends an art academy for classes.

As seen in his drawings, Eric also engages in retail therapy. Whenever he visits the hospital or faces a challenging situation, he requests art purchases.

He loves coloring and enjoys collecting crayons, colored pencils, markers, and various brands of paper. He likes to match the colors of his clothes every time he gets dressed. Eric also enjoys a wide variety of foods and always collects brochures from places he visits, suggesting going to the next event.

에릭은 10개월에 Spinal cord tumor를 발견하게 되었습니다. 이후부터는 병원에 치료를 위해, therapy를 위해 다녀야 했어요. 병원에는 늘 종이와 크레용이 있었고 그것으로 그림을 그리기 시작했습니다. 치료나 therapy 를 받고 집에 온 이후에도 다른 activity를 할 수 없었던 시간이라 종이와 크레용으로 시간을 보내게 되었고 혼자서 아무거나 그렸습니다. 에릭은 칼라링은 하지 않았고 싫어했습니다. 그냥 생각나는데로 그리고 좀 더 크면서는 글을 쓰기도 했습니다.

현재 에릭은 Adult transition program에 참여하고 일주일에 두번은 NOCE Anaheim에서 Self-Advocacy를 듣고 있습니다. ABA를 받고 있고, 오른쪽 전체 마비가 있기 때문에OT를 대신한 첼로 레슨과 오케스트라, PT를 대신한 농구, 축구, 야구를 시즌별로 참여하고 있습니다. 다음주까지는 세가지 스포츠에 참여하고 주말에는 미술학원을 가서 수업을 듣는데 지난주에 워터 칼라를 하면서 많이 힘들어 했습니다. 번지지 않게 그리는 것은 많은 집중력을 요하기 때문에 부담을 느꼈는지 이번주는 학원을 가게 되면 많이 슬플것 같다고 해서 캔슬했습니다. 그림에서 나타나듯이 retail therapy도 병행을 합니다. 늘 병원을 다녀오거나 힘든 것을 하면 구매를 요청합니다.

칼라를 좋아해서 여러가지 브랜드의 크레용, 칼라펜슬, 마커, 다른 브랜드의 종이들을 구매하는 것을 좋아하며, 매번 옷을 입을 때마다 색을 맞춰서 입는 것을 좋아하며, 음식도 정말 다양한 메뉴를 즐기며, 어디를 가든 브로셔를 가지고 와서 다음 이벤트를 가자고 합니다.