Born in 1974, Stephen Wiltshire was always different. As a child, he couldn't make friends. In fact, he talked to nobody, showed no interest in school subjects and wasn't able to sit still. Stephen suffered from autism(自闭症). He didn't learm fully to talk until he was nine and he didn't pass his examinations. but he found one thing he liked doing: drawing. Art became his way to communicate.
He started by drawing funny pictures of his teachers, but soon began to draw buildings. His eye for detail was perfect. He could see a building just once and remember everything about it. In 1987, he saw a train station in London. Hours later, in front of 'T'V cameras, he managed to draw this building, even with the time on the station clock saying 11 :20, the exact time when he was there, The drawing showed every detail perfectly. Since that 'TV program made him famous in the UK, many great things have happened to Stephen. He has become a well-known artist, and published several books of his drawings. He has also taken helicopter rides above the world's great cities, drawn amazing pictures of them, and opened his own art gallery(画廊)in London. In 2006, he was given a special prize by the Queen of England for services to art.