In the late 18th century painting, sculpting and sketching were used in what was called the ‘moral treatment’ of psychiatric patients, but it wasn’t until the mid 20th century that the practice became more widespread.

The latest scientific thinking supports the notion that food promotes brain health and function. With a host of mental conditions affecting young and old alike (everything from autism to Alzheimer’s), it might be high time we took food more seriously.

We’re built to look for, discern and process patterns and what they mean. However accurate it is, autistic people are usually portrayed as being gifted with complex systems, numbers and structures (think of the Rain Man-esque Vegas card-counting cliché).