Today I join this beautiful community and I do it with the review of a book that opened my mind and heart even more, to the mind and heart of my little boy with Asperger Syndrome.
Like every blue mother, when we receive a diagnosis and accept that nothing will be the same, we go through a mourning in which we blame ourselves, analyze, regret and finally accept, thank and continue for our children. A guide in those moments was this beautiful book by Manuel Cedeño.
El niño que fui.
Este libro, es el primero de una trilogía del autor, en el cual narra cómo fue su infancia, sintiéndose “diferente” a los demás niños, su incapacidad para expresar emociones hasta con sus padres, la dificultad para hacer amigos y el grave acoso escolar que sufrió por años. Manuel nació con un trastorno del espectro autista “asperger”, pero él solo entendió sus diferencias cuando por fin, de adulto, obtuvo su diagnóstico.
The child I was.
This book is the first of a trilogy by the author, in which he narrates how his childhood was, feeling "different" from other children, his inability to express emotions even with his parents, the difficulty to make friends and the severe bullying he suffered for years. Manuel was born with an autism spectrum disorder "asperger's", but he only understood his differences when he finally, as an adult, got his diagnosis.
Los capítulos de su infancia.
A lo largo del libro, que cuenta su vida de niño, Manuel Cedeño expresa su inmenso y rico mundo emocional, sus pensamientos, miedos. Miedos que sencillamente no podía expresar. Relata que por ésta desconocida dificultad, era objeto de rechazo, burlas, violencia verbal por parte de algunos compañeros de clases.
Manuel sabía que era diferente, la hiperlexia, afectaciones en la motricidad, el darse cuenta que no le gustaba hacer lo mismo que lo demás niños, aunado a el tipo de educación que no le llenaba por lo monótona de la misma. Así hasta que llego a su adultez y cómo llegó a obtener su diagnóstico, un diagnostico que lo haría entender y aceptarse por completo.
The chapters of his childhood.
Throughout the book, which recounts his life as a child, Manuel Cedeño expresses his immense and rich emotional world, his thoughts, and fears. Fears that he simply could not express. He relates that because of this unknown difficulty, he was the object of rejection, mockery and verbal violence from some of his classmates.
Manuel knew he was different, the hyperlexia, the motor impairment, the realization that he did not like to do the same as other children, coupled with the type of education that did not satisfy him because of its monotonous nature. So until he reached adulthood and how he came to get his diagnosis, a diagnosis that would make him understand and accept himself completely.
Grandes consejos.
El autor nos ofrece consejos derivados de su propia experiencia, con ánimo de orientar a los padres para estar más pendientes de sus hijos, sobre todo en la época escolar. También habla directamente al niño que se siente diferente, al niño solitario que no entiende por qué le cuesta mirar a los ojos, entablar una conversación, hacer amigos. Siempre expresa a lo largo del libro, que todo es pasajero, la vida sigue su camino, cambia y con ella se abren posibilidades infinitas.
Great tips.
The author offers us advice derived from his own experience, with the intention of guiding parents to be more attentive to their children, especially at school time. He also speaks directly to the child who feels different, to the lonely child who does not understand why it is difficult for him to look in the eyes, to engage in conversation, to make friends. He always expresses throughout the book that everything is temporary, life goes on, it changes and with it, infinite possibilities open up.
Mi experiencia.
Este libro llego a mí mientras esperaba a mi niño en una de sus sesiones de terapia ocupacional, lo leí, lloré y pude entender un poco más a mi pequeño hijo.
Sin embargo, lo que más destaco, es que el autor me dio esperanzas, grandes esperanzas de que mi hijo podía salir adelante, que mi hijo, al igual que Manuel Cedeño, llegará a ser un adulto grandioso que se valdrá por sí mismo, tendrá su familia y lograra todo aquello que se proponga en su vida mientras yo lo apoye, llene de amor y le haga ver su valor como ser humano.
Recomiendo este libro a todos los padres, no solo a los que tienen niños azules, también a aquellos que no los tienen, pero que pueden enseñar a sus hijos el valor de las diferencias, la importancia del respeto, apoyo, del stop al bullying y, a aquellos adultos que se han sentido diferente toda su vida, quizás encuentren respuestas.
My experience.
This book came to me while I was waiting for my son in one of his occupational therapy sessions, I read it, I cried and I was able to understand my little son a little more.
However, what stands out the most, is that the author gave me hope, great hope that my son could succeed, that my son, like Manuel Cedeño, will become a great adult who will stand on his own, will have his family and will achieve everything he sets out to do in his life as long as I support him, fill him with love and make him see his value as a human being.
I recommend this book to all parents, not only to those who have blue children, but also to those who do not, but who can teach their children the value of differences, the importance of respect, support, stop bullying and, to those adults who have felt different all their lives, maybe they will find answers.
Gracias por leerme, un abrazo. // Thank you for reading me, a hug.
Fuentes/ Sources:
https://autismodiario.com/2017/03/27/el-nino-que-fui/
https://pixabay.com/es/images/search/autismo/
https://pixabay.com/es/images/search/bullying/
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Excelente post amiga y conmovedora historia bien narrada, me alegra que haya encontrado la ayuda necesaria para enfrentar la situaciòn.
Muchas gracias 😊. Efectivamente Dios nos ayuda de muchas maneras, los pequeños milagros de la vida.