Rare honour: Delwin displaying the letter and photos from Obama. With him during the press conference at Lost Paradist Resort, Batu Ferringhi are his parents and nine-year-old sister Delwina Cheah Kah Yan.
GEORGE TOWN: The country’s first autistic savant artist Delwin Cheah Wien Loong, 11, added another feather to his cap when he received a letter of recognition from US President Barack Obama.
Delwin, who was recognised as the world’s youngest autistic savant artist to hold a solo exhibition by RecordSetter – a US-based social media website featuring world records by the public – last November, received the letter dated July 14 from the White House.
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