Jac & Jon Autism Journey of Hope

Welcome to Jac & Jon Autism Journey of Hope.

Hi, my name is Jordan Imang, and I am the admin of this page. I am the eldest child in my family. I have two younger siblings with Autism. Their names are Jacob (Jac, left) and Jonathan (Jon, right). Jac was born in 1993 and John was born in 1995. Both were diagnosed with Autism when they were at a very young age of 2 plus. Jac has mild Autism and slow learner whereas John has severe Autism and non-verbal. Jac & John has changed me and my family's life totality. Today our lives revolve around both of them.

I am an ambitious person with big dreams. I intentionally surrounded myself with successful entrepreneurs and “perfect people” hoping that one day I can be like one of them. This effort eventually bare fruit. I was somewhat a successful entrepreneur. Unfortunately, things took an unprecedented turn when a feud occurred in my family. It became complicated and toxic overtime and has affected Jac & John and their condition regressed as a result. Eventually I was also badly affected and I went through a phase of somewhat depression. The domino effect it created has affected my career, working relationship with partners and clients and my relationship with my girlfriend (now ex). Throughout my darkest moment I was being ridiculed for finding empathy by those who overlooked where I came from. I have realized that my family and I need to be part of an Autism support group where we can get the right support. I have also realized that I need to make adjustments to my priorities.

Today I am working as a Senior Real Estate Negotiator in the real estate industry with IQI Realty Sdn Bhd based in Miri, Sarawak. I am also a passionate Autism advocate. I am a changed man. But don't get me wrong as I still have big dreams…much bigger than what I used to have before, but I have learned not to overlooked the little things in life while building towards bigger ones.

One of the purposes of setting up this page is one of my many ways to encourage the start up a support group for Autism in Miri, Sarawak. Currently the support for special needs for Autism particularly in Miri is extremely limited. On the other hand, this page also exist to create awareness about Autism to citizens of Miri and beyond. It is also my hope that through this channel we can pool resources to assist people with Autism.

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