In music, these young people from Guayaquil have found a great way of expression. As they noted for this newspaper via Zoom, the members of the neurodivergent rock band Aspy Band took inspiration from Queen (their favorite song is Bohemian Rhapsody) to venture into the music industry and they already have two unpublished songs that they hope to present to the audience that is going to see them from 6 p.m. on Friday, February 17 to the experimentation room of the Teatro Centro de Arte.
The show that will also include covers in English and Spanish has been organized for the International Day of Asperger’s Syndrome (it is commemorated on February 18 every year) and that is a condition shared by its members, but which have successfully become the identity of the group.
they are Juan Diego Navi (vocals and guitarist) Daniel Trujillo (bass and vocals), Raphael ‘Sebas’ Mancilla (battery), Christopher Mina (guitar and vocals), Andrew Lau (keyboards, synthesizers). Led by Elisha Andrade, soon they will release their next single: The girl I’ve always dreamed of.
Asperger’s syndrome is characterized by certain Difficulties in using language, communication and relationships with other people. It’s a disorder on the autism spectrum in which IQ is perfectly normal and with the right support, they can achieve an academic education and level of employment comparable to that of other people.
But for Navia (20 years old), her illness was never a prognosis for life. “We really enjoyed the applause of the audience”revealed. “Especially tell parents not to think that the world will end for them because of this diagnosis. It’s a blessing, consider it a good thing because no matter who you are, just keep going.”
Lau (22 years old), responsible for the keyboards, agrees: “Keep your spirits up, whatever happens, and get involved, because We will always need that guidance so that we incorporate into our lives what does not come naturally to us.”.
They are guided in their presentation by choir Notes of Light consists of people with a visual impairment.
Source: Eluniverso
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