Editor's Note:
An art exhibition featuring the works of 32 autistic painters opened today at the Inside-out Art Museum in Beijing. Titled “Innocence of the Painted,” the show aims to draw awareness to the disorder ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, which falls on April 2 this year.
China has over 10 million adults and 2 million children living with autism, with their numbers increasing 200,000 annually, according to Chinese Autism Rehabilitation Education Industry Development Report II released in 2016. Photo: Li Hao/GT 
While China has increased support to children with autism, adults receive less support. According to a survey by China Disabled Persons Federation (CDPF), there are 1,345 registered autism rehabilitation institutions in China, only a few of which provide help to adults, such as job training. 
A photographer readies with his camera in front of paintings. Photo: Li Hao/GT 
A visitor reads a caption for a series of paintings at the exhibition. Photo: Li Hao/GT
