2015 Sarah Shaw – “Singles” Singles Gavin Benner, 9, screams during a meltdown at his school in Durham, N.C., on November 21, 2013. Gavin has autism, a developmental disorder that affects the neurological development of social and communication skills. When Gavin gets frustrated and struggles to communicate, he screams. Usually the screams will subside after a minute, but these screams lasted over 10 minutes. The teachers removed him from the classroom and waited until he calmed down. Freddie Mierke, 8, of Hanover, N.H., removes his skis after cross-country skiing with his family at Garipay Field in Hanover, N.H., on Jan. 17, 2015. Nemo, left, leads Espresso, right, and the rest of musher Fran Plaisted’s team past the Laconia Country Club in Laconia, N.H., during the final day of racing at the 86th Laconia World Championship Dog Sled Derby on Feb. 15, 2015. Plaisted, of Orford, N.H., placed fourth in the Six Dog Classic, a six-dog, six-mile sprint race. Her combined time after three days of racing was one hour and 35 seconds. Sam Askew, 4, sprays his older brother Charlie Askew, 8, with a Hydro Blaster water toy at Ridge Road Pool in Raleigh on Friday, July 11, 2014. The brothers regularly come to the pool to cool off and play with their friends. Frances Kelly Pickett, 89, rests at her home in Durham, N.C., on January 17, 2014. Pickett has aplastic anemia, a blood disorder in which the body’s bone marrow doesn’t make enough new blood cells. Picket lived at home with her daughter, Wendy Bowling until she passed away on March 4, 2014. Proctor’s Jack McMahon checks KUA’s Ben Finkelstein after Finkelstein passed the puck to a teammate during the game in Meriden, N.H. on Feb. 18, 2015. KUA won 4-1. (Valley News – Sarah Shaw) These images are copyright Sarah Shaw and are use here by permission. They may not be used elsewhere without permission.
