In his Instagram account @Ianmoche the small influencer provides more details of the campaign
A young man lights a firecracker, throws it away and runs for cover. His relatives wait in silence until the explosion that awakens joy, applause and shouts of emotion, a new year has arrived. At the same time that they celebrate in the house across the street, the situation is different. The minutes before twelve are lived with tension, uncles, cousins and grandparents accompany the parents to lock themselves in the bathroom with their little son, that as soon as the noises of the celebrations begin, he will go through a moment of true terror.
This scene is lived in hundreds of homes where people with autism live, where their families prepare for the worst every time the end of the year holidays approach. It is that although some years ago people began to become aware of what sound fireworks produce in some groups, this has not yet been reflected in the way of celebrating.
Within this framework, in recent weeks, under the slogan “more lights, less noise”, the Deliberative Council of La Plata sanctioned an ordinance that prohibits the use of noise bombs and sound pyrotechnics, with fines of up to half a million pesos for those who fail to comply with the normative. In this way, in addition to prohibiting the sale of these items to those under 16 years of age, the promoters of the project invited all the residents to celebrate in a less violent and more enjoyable way with everyone.
pain in first person
Given this, Ian Moche, a 10-year-old influencer from La Plata who has more than 100,000 followers on his Instagram account and who defines himself as an “autistic child who talks about autism throughout the country,” detailed the moments of terror he experienced during festivals throughout his short life.
“The noises make me very sick and those noises cause me pain, and I also have a very bad time due to my sensory hypersensitivity,” Ian said, but he is not the only one who suffers from this, since “it hurts not only me but also the others.” the elderly, the animals, the environment and the ex-combatants of Malvinas”.
It is common at this time to see lost dogs that, frightened by loud noises, run disoriented through the streets, it is something that has become naturalized and many know the damage it causes them. But in other groups the consequences are not so well known, that is the case of ex-combatants, many suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders and loud noises can lead them to remember the moments when they were at the front lines of battle.
But each person externalizes this process in different ways. In his case, Ian said that at the moment when everyone is gathered outside, fascinated, watching the lights that are drawn in the sky, he is locked up because “I have a bad time, I start to cry and I have tantrums,” he said.
But why does this happen to you? The explanation is simple, for him they are not noises and that’s it, but he lives it as if it were something one hundred percent real, which turns into a true nightmare. “With the noise, I feel like the end of the world is coming or that it’s a terrible war, I don’t know when it’s going to end. It makes me hurt and suffer a lot. I feel that they want to break my ears, I think terrible things, I have a very bad time, “Ian said.
While the tradition of celebrating is still linked to the explosion of roaring bombs and fireworks, both Ian’s family and that of other children have to opt for measures that help isolate and keep their children as far as possible from these noises. This is where items such as headphones and the smallest and most remote rooms of each house come into play, but Ian no longer wants this for himself, since as he said “I spent New Years and Christmas locked in the bathroom, the truth is I don’t have a very good time.” good”.
For all this, this year Ian led the campaign “more lights, less noise” along with different organizations in which, through a video, he asked all of his “beloved country” to change the way they celebrate “I want everyone to celebrate like this,” he said lighting a candle and added “so that we all enjoy the festivities and stop using this,” he declared as he removed headphones that insulate the sound.
The first fruits began to be seen, Ian himself confirmed that “there is less and less fireworks”, but despite this, on the eve of the end of the year they intensified the diffusion. It is that “in the New Year there are much more fireworks than at Christmas” he considered and added “that is why we are doing this campaign that is going deeper and deeper and is becoming more and more viral”, so that he and many others can enjoy the parties in peace
“It makes me suffer a lot, I feel like they want to break my ears, I think terrible things”
“I spent New Years and Christmas locked in the bathroom, the truth is that I don’t have a very good time”
