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Coverage dated May 1, 2025

Nigerian autistic teen sets world painting record and spotlights the disorder

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old autistic Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism.

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    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old autistic Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Nigeria: Autistic teenager sets world painting record – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    With a canvas the size of a football field, the Nigerian teenager's painting features a multicolored ribbon, the symbol for autism. The world painting record aims to raise awareness of autism.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Nigerian autistic teen sets world painting record and spotlights the disorder - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A 15-year-old autistic Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism. Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke’s painting, which features a multi-colored ribbon — the autism symbol — surrounded by emojis, spans 12,304 square meters.

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