With the help of his parents, Joel Jamensky launched Art by J Positive, a website where his neurodiversity is expressed in highly stylized paintings and designs, which are printed and sold on everything from T\u002Dshirts to coffee mugs.
Joel Jamensky was busy working on one of his latest creations at his home on Sunday, March 19, 2023.Already challenged socially, Jamensky lost in the pandemic those things that brought both people and purpose into his life.
He had worked in Bridgehead’s central kitchen for five years, making sandwiches for downtown workers. But early in the pandemic, the job disappeared along with the city’s office workers. Meanwhile, his favourite art and education programs, which he used to attend in person, went online. “Everything just shut down for him. There was no socializing or anything,” said his mother, Karen Faloon. “It was really hard on him. He got low, really low.”that people with Down syndrome experienced significantly higher hospitalization and mortality rates from COVID-19.Article contentPhoto by Ashley FraserHis parents became concerned as they saw their son become more inwardly focused and obsessive.
His parents say the online art business has restored some of their son’s pride and self-confidence. “Everyone needs a purpose,” said Mark Jamensky. “So he has some of that back now. Now, he’s convinced he’s going to move out and get his own place.”
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