Cat and girl with autism have magical friendship, capture Angelina Jolie's attention


Thula the cat has been a remarkable influence on Iris Grace Halmshaw, a 6-year-old girl with autism from the United Kingdom. The two have become inseparable.

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Posted by Iris Grace Painting on Friday, March 11, 2016

It's been a big week for Iris, time for a snooze with her best buddy :-)

Posted by Iris Grace Painting on Thursday, March 10, 2016

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Iris’ parents believe that Thula has helped their daughter communicate and express herself fully. She loves bike rides, enjoys nature and also paints.

>> Click here to see some of her paintings

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With some extra motivation from Thula, Iris was able to sell one of her beautiful paintings to actress Angelina Jolie.

Maybe we all should get a cat to bring out our best talents and personality traits.

>> Click here to watch a video about Iris' and Thula's friendship

This 6-year-old girl with autism and her therapy cat have a magical friendship!

Posted by BuzzFeed on Thursday, March 10, 2016

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