Adam Bojelian , 15 , won international fame after writing poems through blinking , has died . A paralysed schoolboy who won international fame after he painstakingly composed poems letter by letter through blinking has died at the age of 15 . Adam Bojelian from Edinburgh was born with cerebral palsy and lost all ability to move his body at just ten months old , leaving blinking as his only form of communication . His mother Zoe , 54 , would watch as he used his eyelids to indicate the correct letter while she went through the alphabet , before publishing his compositions online . Fans from all over the world were touched by the schoolboy 's poetry and even celebrities , including Hollywood star Ewan McGregor , have championed his work . One of his poems about Christmas was even turned into an iTunes hit by a professional composer in 2012 and he won a Brit Writers ' Award and a Blue Peter Gold Badge for his poetry . Mrs Bojelian , who announced Adam 's death on social media this week , previously explained how she noticed his special way of communicating when he was a toddler . She said : 'Adam was about one when he went to a playgroup for children with disabilities . They used to sing `` If You 're Happy and You Know It Clap Your Hands '' . 'Adam could n't clap his hands , but I noticed every time they said `` clap your hands '' he blinked . 'As time went on it became clearer he was blinking when we asked him questions , and as he got older he counted by blinking . Over time it became obvious that 's what he was doing . ' Just a day before he died , Adam had been given an Inspirational Champion award by charity group Young Epilepsy for his work representing young people with the condition . Adam , pictured left with his mother Zoe , had cerebral palsy and lost all ability to move his body at just ten months old . His mother realised he could communicate by blinking when he was at playschool . Mrs Bojelian posted a photo of the award being presented to him at his hospital bed on social media . This rhyme is a puzzle , as you will see , . This rhyme tells what a good leader should be , . A good leader respects the young and the old , . A good leader observes and is prepared to be bold , . A good leader is brave and will try something new , . A good leader works hard and gives praise when its , . A good leader expects the best from all staff , . A good leader brings happiness and shares in a laugh , . A good leader supports patients and gives them the best , . A good leader teaches staff to be ahead of the rest , . A good leader explains if something goes a miss , . A good leader rejoices in times of great bliss , . If you study this rhyme and look very close , . You 'll discover the leader I admire most . Since announcing his death tributes have poured in from NHS staff , politicians and charity workers who had come to know his story . Dr Umesh Prabhu said : 'Simply ca n't stop crying . Learnt so much and touched so many hearts . # respect # humanity # love . ' Louise Macdonald , chief executive of youth charity YoungScot , said : 'Everyone who met [ Adam ] was so inspired by his amazing poetry & spirit - a privilege to honour him . Shine bright # braveadam . ' Scottish Government minister Humza Yousaf wrote : 'Deeply saddened hear passing of [ Adam ] love to all family & friends . Today world is a little bleaker having lost a true inspiration . ' MSP Mark McDonald said : 'Such sad news , an inspirational young man who touched many directly & indirectly & will not be forgotten . ' Ex-MSP Hugh O'Donnell paid tribute and posted : 'God Bless young sir . RIP . ' Over six years , he spent much of his time at the Sick Kids 's Hospital in Edinburgh where Mrs Bojelian said staff had treated him with 'neglect and indifference ' . She wrote to former First Minister Alex Salmond to complain about the standard of care he was receiving and the attitude of staff members . She said : 'We are constantly reminded of his physical impairment . 'Staff at Sick Kids seem to start with the presumption that parents of a child with severe physical impairment will not want their child resuscitated . '
Adam Bojelian was born with cerebral palsy and could n't physically speak . His only way of communicating was blinking and used this to write poems . Mother Zoe Bojelian would say alphabet and he indicated the correct letter . He had fans from around world including Scottish actor Ewan McGregor . Mrs Bojelian , 54 , announced Adam 's death through social media this week .