During Sunday afternoon, Juana Viale had as a guest Ian Moche, the boy from La Plata with autism which raises awareness among its 400,000 followers about this condition. On that occasion, he took the time to explain about his “invisible disability” and ways to have a more inclusive society. However, social networks began to rain criticism towards him.
For years Moche has been dedicated to raising awareness about his situation. She has given talks in different places: streamings, events and other interviews. On this occasion she went to the program The thirteen where he shared a table with other influential personalities, such as Santiago Maratea and Florencia Otero.
“Infumable”, the attack on Ian Moche
The YouTube comments during Juana Viale’s live show began to become tinged with criticism when Ian began to talk about what it is like to live with autismanswering several questions from those present, in order to inform and dispel several myths and prejudices.
“Infumable”, “insufferable”, “egocentric”, were some of the comments that were reflected in the chat. Many users even claimed that they changed the channel or removed the video because “they couldn’t stand it.”
These negative comments were also transferred to his networks, and it would not even be the first time he has received them. During the Streaming program It Would Be Incredible, Ian had another opportunity some time ago to talk about what it’s like to live with autism. There, they accused him of having an armed monologue and of “romanticizing” this condition.
Video: Ian Moche’s response
Focusing specifically on what happened at the Viale table, Ian decided to respond to the harsh criticism he received all Sunday, most of it from adults who consume this programming. Facing a camera, the boy noted: “It was always my dream to go to that program. Many people interceded and I am grateful. But I want to make a disclaimer regarding the comments.”
“It was very difficult for me to be on that program. One of the challenges of people autistic “It’s difficult for us to socialize and understand the dynamics of the conversation,” he confessed. He specifically referred to the occasions in which he interrupted a participant: “Sometimes I interrupt because they wouldn’t let me finish an idea. It was very difficult for me, because they contradicted me or told me ‘but’, they were invalidating me.”
“I really wasn’t acting rude, I never want to be rude, I try a lot to try to be good. But don’t say those things because I didn’t want to convey that,” he said.
Far from finishing, and insisting that it was an enormous effort for him to be there and expand, he added: “If you look closely, I got up to cry three times in the program. It’s just that I felt three things: that I was really bad, that “I was making a mistake and that they were invalidating me. I felt invalidated, I couldn’t speak. They only asked me one question, then they didn’t ask me any more questions.”
He assured that he will improve his social skills, something that is difficult for him due to his condition, but he indicated: “The ideal world does not exist, but I do hope that there is a friendlier society, where we do not hurt others, where we listen to each other’s experience and “Let’s not disqualify. When we understand that we will be a friendlier and more empathetic society.”
