Ela
Ela is Lumi's 8 year old big sister. Brave, caring and endlessly curious, she is always trying to understand her sister's world. She stands up for Lumi and helps others see how wonderful a different mind can be.
Meet the TAMITOS
TAMITOS characters: emotions and autism for kids
Seven little friends and two sisters. Each one carries a single feeling or sensory experience, so children get a face for the feelings that are otherwise hard to name.
Every feeling has a friend
The real world
Ela and Lumi
The two children at the heart of every story, the bridge between the real world and the magic of the Tamitos.
Lumi
Lumi is 6 years old and autistic. She sees and feels the world a little differently: colours shine brighter, sounds are louder and emotions run deeper. With the Tamitos she finds friends who understand exactly what she feels.
The magical world
Tamitos
Seven little friends, each carrying one feeling or sensory experience. Click on a friend and listen to their story.
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FAQ
What parents ask most.
How many TAMITOS characters are there?
There are seven main TAMITOS characters and, with them, the two sisters Ela and Lumi. Each character embodies a common sensory trait or emotion linked to autism, so children can name and understand big feelings.
What does each TAMITOS character represent?
Each TAMITOS character represents a sensory trait or emotion from the autism spectrum, such as anger, sadness, sensitivity to sound, avoiding touch, emotional withdrawal or intense focus, and helps children feel understood and accepted.
Who are Ela and Lumi?
Ela and Lumi are the two sisters at the heart of the TAMITOS story. Ela is energetic and full of ideas, Lumi takes in the world in her own way, gently and sensitively, and together they show children how understanding turns differences into friendship.
TAMITOS characters: emotions and autism for kids
The world of TAMITOS is made up of seven main characters and two sisters, Ela and Lumi. Each character embodies one feeling or sensory trait linked to autism: anger, sadness, sensitivity to sound, avoiding touch, emotional withdrawal or intense focus. That gives children a „face" for feelings that are otherwise hard to name.
How the characters help autistic children
When a feeling has a name and a shape, it stops being scary. A child can say „right now I feel like…" instead of being flooded by the feeling. The characters help with recognising emotions, with self regulation and with conversations about being different, at home, in nursery and in the classroom.
Who are Ela and Lumi
Ela is energetic and full of ideas, Lumi takes in the world in her own way, gently and sensitively. Together they show children how understanding turns differences into friendship. They are the heart of the story that the whole world of TAMITOS is built around.
Help families feel they are not alone.
Your gift goes to the nonprofit OZ TAMITOS and straight to families of autistic children.
