The Reflection On Children With Autism That Will Open Your Eyes
“Look at it, touch it, get closer, interact. For him you are weird too, ” the renowned Argentine actress Inés Estevez asked on April 2 (World Autism Awareness Day) in 2016. Along the lines, the interpreter invited society to reflect on children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder.
A few lines about autism that left you speechless
Although the artist never spoke of her private life, through this profound and shocking letter in which she referred to the generalities of autism from the particular case of one of her daughters of the heart (Cielo y Vida), she moved and opened the eyes of his followers.
However, in the writing he shows with concrete facts that society tends to deny differences when, in reality, we are all different.
In addition, he speaks out against the labels and euphemisms that define children with autism. Well, inclusion and containment does not reside simply in semantics but in an effective change of citizen attitude.
“Modifying the semantics does not necessarily improve the awareness of coexistence with all those who are different,” says the actress who clarifies that she has a daughter who does not suffer from autism, but an even more complex maturational condition since it is unclassifiable and “there is no accompanying manual the case ” .
The outstanding artist above and below the tables underlines in the text that we all have different abilities. Well, “we are all different” and even says that her 6-year-old daughter is unable to speak, eat, pee, drink, cover herself, express feelings and put on shoes by herself.
“We are tremendous fools if we do not accept that you have a disability. Now it turns out that it is not said ” , affirmed Inés through social networks in order to underline the importance of becoming aware of the problems and difficulties of people in order, from there, to integrate and love.
An overview of pedagogy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Another aspect to think about concerns the schooling and education of children with autism, due to the complexity of finding an institution that houses children with different abilities and includes those with pathologies that are not yet fully understood.
“She could not have entered a common educational institution because she was 3 and a half years old and neither walked nor spoke nor did we know how much she understood,” said the actress, who also questioned the pedagogical training of some teachers.
“They do not say ‘disabled’, but three special schools for boys ‘with different abilities’ rejected her because she did not enter into any of the pathologies that were handled there: she is not hard of hearing, she is not autistic, she does not have cerebral palsy, she does not have PDD ” , Sentenced Inés, who concluded that “ the form does not improve the substance ” .
Autism: the rebirth of a society
On the other hand, the Latin artist contributes her grain of sand in terms of raising awareness of the care, inclusion and dedication necessary for the development of children with autism, in addition to appealing to a greater real social commitment.
“My only objective is and will be to collaborate in making visible the deficiencies of a system that has achieved changes and advances in inclusion, but that still has much to solve, improve and conquer,” he remarked, clarifying that he does not seek to dramatize their situation but to make visible a cause that is not alien to it.
For the actress, a kickoff in this “fight for equality” would be to be compassionate and not use derogatory names, as an insult, or stigmatize.
And, beyond the proclamations to call them in an appropriate way, the central thing would be to deal with what really matters: to recognize these minorities, accept them, include them.
In addition, Estévez refers to the classic and so erroneous “that baby has problems, don’t look at him, he’s going to feel uncomfortable”: “Look at him, touch him, get closer, interact. For him you are also strange but if you caress him he will give you a kiss , if you make a joke he will laugh, and if you want – and he also wants to – they can play together for a while ” .
