Nina Bantoto let out a giggle as she looked at her drawings of Baymax and Hiro from the animated film “Big Hero 6” on her sketch pad. As the 18-year-old who was diagnosed with autism at age three flipped the pages at a fast clip, it appeared as if the two were mimicking Korean pop star Psy’s “Gangnam Style” dance moves.
“Sometimes her drawings are copies of what she has seen. But most of the time, they are her [version] of her favorite animated characters doing the things she loves, in this case dancing to ‘Gangnam Style,’” her father, Lord, told the Inquirer in a recent interview.
A look at her other sketch pads showed her renditions of her favorite characters from Disney’s “Frozen,” as well as Mickey and Minnie Mouse—artworks so good that these ended up being featured in Christmas cards sold last year. The proceeds which totaled P130,000 went to an organization helping the handicapped.
