Let's talk about autism: "The problem is how difficult it is for society to accept that we are diverse"

The Generalized Developmental Disorder in the Autism Spectrum (ASD) is a category that encompbades different conditions that, in Argentina, should reach 700 thousand people, according to statistics from parents' badociations of autistic people.

Autism, including the world day it is commemorated every April 2nd, can go from serious cases like for example the person who does not have language development to more benign cases like those who have difficulties to interact socially. As a spectrum, the reality of each person is different according to their greater or lesser degree of interaction, communication and behavior. He is diagnosed with certainty at age 3. There is currently no known means of prevention or treatment, however, there are combined treatments that underpin the communication, social and cognitive abilities badociated with notorious advances. According to global statistics, one in 58 children has ASD.

In this context, this media spoke of references to "TGD Parents TEA", A group of self-invited parents from Argentina, who seeks to improve the quality of life of their autistic children.

This Tuesday, April 2nd at 16:30 on Plaza Congreso, from the city of Buenos Aires, the central act commemorating the "World and National Autism Awareness Day", following the UN proposal and National Law 27.053, which promotes actions highlighting the growing reach of this issue. set of changes in the development of a person.

The event is supported by the National Agency for People with Disabilities and the Commission for the full participation and inclusion of people with disabilities in the city of Buenos Aires (COPIDIS) and the sponsorship of the Center. information for Argentina and Uruguay from the United Nations.

At this date, all over the world, monuments and buildings they light up in blue as a symbol of this day. In Buenos Aires, the Casa Rosada, the Obelisk, the Legislature of the City, the Monument to the Spanish, the Monument to Women, as well as the Rosario Flags Monument, the Ferreyra Palace of Córdoba and the Casa de Tucumán between 39; other

"We invite everyone who comes to bring a blue shirt, or any blue garment that is the color that represents us. If you can not come that day, wear blue in your dress to accompany us. We know that we are many and that we are not alone, "said TGD Parents TEA.

The testimony of Jazmín Ocampo, mother of Facundo

Jasmine Ocampo she is the mother of Facundo, who at two years was diagnosed with unspecified generalized development disorder (PDD), in the autistic spectrum. He is also a member of TGD Parents TEA.

"April 2nd is World and National Autism Awareness Day, but we like to say "The Blue Day" because blue is the color that symbolizes and unifies the visibility of the individuals and families we live in. world. with autism. (…) We live with autism, this is part of the identity of my son and our life. From his hand, we learned that it is possible to see and live the world differently, that there are other ways to process the information we receive from the media via the 5 senses, that you can think of images, that communication is more than just talking, being literal is the most honest way to get in touch. If we devote less intelligence to social issues and dedicate them to what interests us, we can become geniuses, among other things."

"We learned that autism This is not a problem. The problem is how difficult it is for society to accept that we are diverse, that we have different needs and desires, it is difficult to disarm this standard of "normality" as deeply rooted. It is difficult to achieve that an autistic person has, neither more nor less, the same rights as a person who does not have one. And we understood that the problem of autism lies in the barriers imposed by societyand that the solution lies in building a society that includes a state guaranteeing access to rights. And there was born the need to join those who live the same thing, to recognize each other collectively, to join this cause and to make it known to families from all over the country."