Nino Chincharauli was oblivious to the struggles parents of Autistic children go through until her own were born with the condition.
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00:01People can be different.
00:03Some people can just answer the question correctly.
00:06Some people know the question, but their mind is too many things.
00:10They cannot control it.
00:14Most of my kids have this spectrum.
00:16Autistic kids are different, but not less.
00:20This phrase made a big influence.
00:22I built everything on it.
00:24My name is Lina Chinjarawinen.
00:26I'm an artist.
00:28I think the best method to raise autism awareness
00:31is to paint murals in public places.
00:34I paint murals in public places.
00:54When Luca was born, I noticed that he couldn't make eye contact.
00:59He had motor problems, sensory problems.
01:03When we went to the professional,
01:06I was informed that my kid was autistic.
01:09I didn't know at that time anything about autism.
01:13It was a mess in my mind because I didn't know where to start.
01:18When Alexander was born, I was already experienced,
01:22but they are totally different.
01:24He's non-verbal.
01:27Alexander was in a very difficult situation
01:31because it was very hard to just walk on the street.
01:36He's been making noises.
01:42It was very hard to deal with people,
01:45to see their weird looks and their comments.
01:50The idea of founding the Ortega mural campaign
01:54was to raise autism awareness by mural paintings.
02:00I wanted to explain that we all have the same rights
02:05and we deserve to be in public.
02:07We are valuable members of society.
02:12I think that art is a very important tool
02:17I think that art is a universal language,
02:20especially autistic kids because for many of them,
02:24it's the only way to communicate with the world.
02:28When people don't understand me, I feel a little bit annoyed.
02:32The problem is I talk way too much and way too fast
02:36and people cannot catch my words.
02:39I like drawing.
02:41I find it fun and express my skills.
02:46I had only three months finding roles for paint,
02:50communicating with parents, free check posters and social media.
02:55Doing all this was really hard, but it's worth it.
03:09It was just gathering with some kids,
03:12painting and some artistic and entertaining activities.
03:19I always try to use different kinds of activities
03:23because it's a spectrum and someone can speak, someone can't.
03:27Someone likes music, someone can take noises.
03:31Some children are hyperactive,
03:34so they need something to send their huge energy,
03:39something like a trampoline or a bicycle or a hammock.
03:43We want to give them all the comfort they need.
03:49My child doesn't walk and speak.
03:52He liked it, I think, because that day he smiled every time
03:58and somehow it was interesting for him.
04:03After my campaign, I really noticed a big difference.
04:06One year ago, people were less informed about our children.
04:10Now when we walk on the street and my kids do something
04:15and I say he's autistic, people know.
04:19I think this programme also makes more and more activity to such children.
04:25This is very good for them.
04:28Society will understand more about such kind of children.
04:34I also understand more about autism.
04:40It really helps me to take part in everyday life of my child.
04:56After that campaign was other campaigns.
04:59There are parents that started to make their own project.
05:06Some of them made integrated space for kids,
05:09other of trying to make something for parents.
05:14So this campaign was really helpful.
05:18My goal is to found the holistic centre for parents like me
05:24to spend our time with yoga or meditation or just gathering together
05:31and feel that we are also humans.
05:37My biggest dream is to live in a society where we feel comfortable.