Come with me… says Jaime. He wants something and he seeks me out to get it for him. It is very basic for him, but deep down it is what we do all the time in our relationships with others. And so, you give and receive, in a permanent game that is always unequal.
April 2nd is Autism Awareness Day. There will be news and many people with ASD will be more visible, it is a good opportunity to get to know them, even better if you have the chance to get close to them and their environment. Like all of them, it will be an unequal relationship, a give and take that will surely surprise you.
Dad, dad, dad… says Jaime. He is stuck, he wants something but he doesn't know how to ask for it. He has me for this, to help him, to be with him, to accompany him. For his part, he gives meaning to everything, he helps me behave better, and that is what he gives back to me in a relationship in which Jaime gives more than he receives.
Javier Martinez Erdozain
April 1, 2021