Twins under the skin By Andrew Carswell The Daily Telegraph May 06, 2011 12:00AM THERE is no pause button on Matthew Zhou. His young life is lived at warp speed, his mind a quirky collage of thoughts that bellow out of an unfenced mouth. His body is unaccustomed to being still. Matthew, 8, was born with albinism, a rare condition where there is a lack of pigment (melanin) in skin, hair and eyes. It often leads to reduced vision, other eye problems and light sensitivity. But, in Matthew's case at least, it has absolutely no effect on the pace he leads his life. Moments after thrashing out a perfect straight eight on his drum kit, he is astride the piano stool, his pale face barely 3cm from the sheet music as he performs Brugmuller's L'Arabesque, without fault and with flair. With the final note hanging in the air, he limps awkwardly back into the lounge room, using his drum stick as a balancing pole, imitating his fictional hero. "I am Yoda," he says, a croak in his throat, before hitting the floor in a fit of giggles. Before you can laugh along with him, he is back on his feet. "I didn't want to clean my bedroom today. Do you like the Annoying Orange? I am much better at gold fishing than my sister. Wassuuuup?" he screams. There seems nothing different about this young boy, he's full of beans, abounding in joy, and with a pleasant cheekiness. Matthew is normal. But yet, he is also abnormal. In fact so different is Matthew that his bewildered Chinese-born parents were ...
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