Father creates app to facilitate communication with his autistic child

Wagner Yamuto and his wife Grazy, always had the dream of being parents, to realize this dream, they decided to adopt 2 children, Gabriel in 2010 and Thata in 2018 (Both were 10 months old).

Gabriel was having a development considered normal for his age, except in speech! Gabriel didn't say a word.

Gabriel went to doctor's appointments, did several tests and after a few months of investigation, was diagnosed with autism. It was presented to Gabriel, by Dr. Paloma Moreno, the communication binder, that is, a dossier with several images of food, objects or other things. But the problem with these binders is that they cannot contain images of all foods, objects or animals. And if by chance Gabriel wanted something that wasn't in this binder, and he also couldn't express what he wanted, he would get quite frustrated, leading to bouts of screaming or crying. Over the years this binder has become bigger and bigger! And that's when Wagner had an idea. He tried to create a website, but soon saw that it would not come to anything because it would be necessary to always be connected to the internet.

And in a conversation with his brother Adriano, who is a systems analyst, a good idea began to be born. Create an app! Wagner, Adriano and Grazy, who is an administrator and parental educator, joined to study functions and what is the usability of such an application. And so Matraquinha was born.

"It was because of situations like this that we decided to create the app. The Matraquinha may be in the pocket of the whole family and no figure will be lost. Thus, we give these children and adolescents the opportunity to have more autonomy and independence," says Wagner.

Today, the app is available on various platforms such as Google Play and the Apple Store, and is directed by three entrepreneurs: Adriano Yamuto, COO, Grazyelle Yamuto, CFO, and the great Wagner Yamuto, CEO.

With this application, young people with autism can transmit their desires, emotions and needs through their mobile phones, this communication is done through pictures that, when touched, cause a voice to reproduce what the child wants to say.

"WE USE TECHNOLOGY FOR INCLUSION SO THAT THESE CHILDREN CAN GIVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IT IS NECESSARY TO GIVE SUPPORT, WHETHER WITH ACCESSIBILITY, ADAPTATION OF MATERIALS AND THE MAIN THING: RESPECT SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE WITH DIGNITY."

Adapted from: https://razoesparaacreditar.com/pai-cria-app-filho-autista/

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