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Submitted by: Diana Ruiz
ColombiaI am a passionate, powerful, and loving woman.
Since the beginning of this journey of creativity, the connection was unique! I love every project and I put my soul into all of them equally.
Although it has not been easy to give life to this beautiful dream of three musketeers, two engineers, and a graphic designer, Oscar, Julian, and Diana, we dream of facilitating our customers in the introduction to the digital world. It is 10 years since giving life to this super dream called Eagencia. It is beautiful to see how clients are happy with their success with adwords, social networks, and web development, and seeing them grow for us is satisfying. Our company has given us everything, joys, sorrows, and fulfilled goals, everything that happens here strengthens us. This company is a ship that we created to see great brands grow that nobody knew and today are positioned and represent unique beats in the hearts of the public.
Being a mother and father of a child with Asperger’s is like living in a fantasy world because it is not easy to understand their needs. It is not easy to understand their world and they are so special because they have a unique IQ but their difficulty socializing is just that little detail that makes them different. Not everyone understands what this syndrome is, some call it a disease, others call it a problem, and I call it learning.
I am a mother of a child diagnosed with Asperger’s, and how was this process I went through? Well, I refused to believe that my son had autism, no matter how many signs I noticed in him. I still thought it could not be but little by little I saw more and more things that were not very normal for his age. You say to yourself, but is very “intelligent”, and then you think, why doesn’t he play with the other children? Why does he act strange at times? Why does he choose the most dangerous places to play? And your brain tells you that it is normal, all kids do that. But as I kept researching I kept seeing little differences.
Then I thought, “I can’t know this by myself, I need to go to a specialist.” My friends or anyone else could give me a reason, so I decided to go to the pediatrician. He also refused to believe that this was true. Anyway he told me, I am not the specialist, I will send you to the best neurologist, and he will give us the right answer.
I waited anxiously for that day. I wanted him to tell me not to worry if my son does not have autism and that was it, but something in my heart told me to accept with love the diagnosis that comes. So I did. I was ready to accept the diagnosis and well yes, my son was diagnosed as having high-functioning Asperger’s syndrome.
I really did not understand what this meant. The doctor first explained to me what autism was and that this is a syndrome and not a disease. That there are different levels of autism. There are some that are unmanageable in which the children depend on their caregivers or parents 100%. There are others that will advance in their lives but with certain difficulties and there are others like my son, who has a controlled type of autism. This was especially interesting because it allows them to integrate into society with therapy and support. These children have something important and that is that their IQ is extremely high, therefore traditional education is not their best friend because, for them, following a rule like the others do is out of context.
Actions such as reading or writing are difficult for them to learn in the conventional way. This has been a journey in which I was surprised by my child. My son already reads and writes but he does not do it like the other children. He prefers to write and read on his tablet or on the school board. He loves to paint and has a technique that I have only seen in great gratifiers. He loves plasticine and everything he does with it is a work of art. He speaks English and Spanish but prefers to communicate constantly in English. I am not talking about a 10 year old child, I am not talking about a 6 year old child!
Yes, he is giving me one of the most beautiful lessons of love and there is still a long way to go. What is clear to me is that with love and acceptance it is possible to achieve great results.
I am writing this because I have seen parents with children with autism who are embarrassed that their children are who they are. They are worried about what people will think or say, and it is not easy to understand their world. To all of you today I say do not be afraid. This is not something to be ashamed of. Relax, let it go, love your children, and accept them as they are. Help them to grow, allow them to be themselves, and let us seek support from neurologists who are experts in this subject to help them guide them to the right path with their children.
Do not be afraid that they learn much faster than any of us. We should not be afraid to say I have a child with Asperger’s or autism, maybe he will not sit still, maybe he will be reckless, maybe he will not follow the rules but you know what? I am convinced that we will manage to enjoy this fantastic world with them. Thank you, thank you, thank you!