People who are not good at masks July 29, 20:32
Some people find it difficult to put on a mask. Some people are not good at wearing it not only by themselves but also by close people. There was a reason for each, and it didn't seem to bother me. Nowadays, support movements are beginning to help alleviate the emotional pain associated with worries. (Network news department reporter Asako Wada Naoko Okubo Hiromi Akimoto Reporter Kazumi Nomachi)
Many voices
"I'm not good at masks" "I can't wear it" With
the spread of new coronavirus infections becoming commonplace, I want people to understand what "cannot wear" on Twitter. I noticed that there are many confessing voices.
People who have developmental disabilities and their parents who have symptoms such as hyperesthesia are noticeable. Hypersensitivity is a stimulus to the five senses such as sight and touch, and is thought to cause excessive sensations such as pain.
(From Twitter)
"I don't like masks because I have autism because I have autism, and I wear them because I have to wear them for work while crying while vomiting."
"Because children can't wear masks, " " Do not enter" is really tough. I'm wondering if it's in this situation, but I'm sad after all."
"If you don't wear it, someone else will make you look disgusted, and if you wear a mask forcibly, (a child) will rage."
And it turns out that in some cases, it is not good for close people to wear masks.
Different from usual but not good
We interviewed the Kurihama Special Needs School attached to the University of Tsukuba in Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, where more than 50 children with autism with intellectual disabilities attend.
According to Principal Masaaki Nishigaki, children with autism may find it difficult to accept “the things that are different”, and the masks worn by the teacher may be annoying.
Even on the day of the interview, he said that he was worried about Mr. Nishigaki's mask, and there was an event in which he laughed unintentionally because the part that he pulled on his ears cut off.
Principal Nishigaki
“Depending on the characteristics of the child, there are times when he or she is particularly disliked by the fact that the other person wears a mask, and sometimes it is not accepted. Even after taking measures to prevent infection as much as possible, children should be uniform. I would like you to know that there are situations where you have to match the characteristics of your child rather than asking parents to wear a mask.''
Teachers' facial expressions and mouth are also important sources of information for children with disabilities.
If it is difficult to teach only by words, the teacher removes the mask as necessary and shows the facial expressions firmly, and the class is taught so that the teaching contents can be “transmitted” while gesturing and gesturing.
I can't eat because I can't see
I'm not good at the other person wearing a mask. Such a situation was also at a nursery school in Kochi City.
At the Fukui nursery school in Kochi City, all nursery teachers wear masks, but in the class of 0-year-old children, they were eating baby food while wearing masks, and some children swallowed food without chewing.
For this reason, the nursery teacher took off the mask temporarily without talking, and showed a good example of "kamushi", and the children were able to imitate their mouth movements and eat well.
Balancing safety and growth
Also, in the 1-year-old class, when a nursery teacher wore a mask and tried to eat with a mask, the child sometimes became angry. Then, when the mask was slid and the mouth was shown silently, the child smiled and toy food was brought to the mouth one after another.
Professor Keitomo Ikuta of the Faculty of Education, Tamagawa University, who is investigating the issues of childcare for infants, points out:
Mamyoda Professor
"children, because it or read the feelings from the mouth of imitating the movement or adult facial expressions, is not and anxiety visible facial expression"
and the consideration he has to secure that the "difficult, the growth of children We have to do support at the same time.''
At Fukui Nursery, they are continuing to discuss how to achieve both safety and growth.
Support with mark
There are also movements to make their own marks and support them so that they may not be able to wear a mask for some unavoidable circumstances.
The badge, with the "I can't put on a mask" message, with a mark of an apologetic dog on it, is about 5 cm in diameter and can be attached to a hat or bag.
There is also a card so that you can write the reason why you can't attach it. It was created by a company that runs a counseling room in Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture.
The counselor told me that there was a child who could not wear a mask and was in trouble or had a hard time.
This June, when I made 1000 badges at my own expense and started free distribution, I received a request from people with hypersensitivity and people with respiratory illness such as asthma, and I have delivered about 400 badges so far. I say.
Representative of the counseling room management company, Reika Suzuki
"As the spread of new coronaviruses continues to grow, people who are not wearing masks in the city may feel uncomfortable or angry. I want you to know that there are people who can not be attached due to circumstances. "
If you see a person wearing the mark, you can see at a glance why there is a reason, so it may be easier for both parties and others to spend a little easier I wondered if there would be one.''
I was helped by myself
When I was interviewing Mark, I had an eldest son who had a serious disability, and I was able to talk to Yumiko Ogawara, the editorial designer who helped make Mark.
My eldest son is a mouth breather, and it is difficult to breathe, so I am not good at masks. I often lowered it to my chin, and I'm not good at adjusting my body temperature, so I often take it off during the hot season.
When going out with his eldest son, he tries to avoid getting into the crowd as much as possible, and when he gets on the train, he tries to move to the corner of the car or face the wall.
“When I was walking with my unmasked eldest son, I was always worried about the eyes around me,” Ogawara said.
After wearing the badge with the mark, Ogawara became aware that it was easier for him. And he sent me a comment about an article posted on the Internet asking them to know their parents' feelings.
Yumiko Ogawara
"I sometimes put on a mask for a short time after practicing, but I can only change my son's feelings and characteristics. My son who can not wear a mask unless his parents can afford it. After all, I will blame myself. Even if I do not say it, my son will take an attitude, and my son will feel it, and the relationship between parent and child will deteriorate. It feels a long way ago when the mask was not mandatory... I think it was my feeling that I was the most helped when I started wearing badges."
Now that anxiety is spreading, I hope that such movements that people can be saved by the kindness of others will spread.