Robert Latchman Psychological Analysis

Robert Latchman is a 37 year old man who has suffered from learning disabilities and schizophrenia for his whole life. At the age of 19 he was enrolled in an art therapy program called the League of Education and Treatment Center, a nonprofit day program for adults with neurological disabilities. In 2011 Latchman got hit by two cars and had to undergo multiple surgeries to fix the physical damage that was done to him, but what about his psychological damages? With the help of the art therapy program he became an example of someone who represents the disabled. Also the arts have the power to heal and inspire (Art Therapy Saves Schizophrenic Hit By Two Cars by, Susan Donaldson James). Furthermore the contributions that art has had on the mentally