A nonverbal autistic artist held his first gallery exhibit, sharing his perspective through abstract paintings and poetry composed on a letter board.

Charles Lenny Lunn's work opened at Lost Origins Gallery in Washington, D.C., marking the first time he publicly shared his art and written words.

Lunn was born with a rare genetic disorder linked with autism and apraxia, leaving him unable to speak or plan and execute movements, his mother, Lorie Peters Lauthier, said.