In most ways, 4-year-old Marla Olmstead is just like any other child her age. She goes to pre-school, plays with dolls, and loves to draw and paint. But Marla paints unlike any other kid in the world.

Mathew Powers sat alone in his high school cafeteria. As a freshman, he’d just transitioned schools and knew few of his classmates. He felt like an outcast and sometimes struggled to make connections.