"One day, feeling bored, Pau Brunet decided to unravel the meaning of irony. I wanted to see if I could understand the one thing my parents thought I'd never be able to figure out And he succeeded, not all at once, but step by step, aware of how difficult it is for him to grasp life's many double meanings and the balance necessary to confront them."
"He's a walking contrast, a person of extraordinary intelligence who lacks some skills that would harmonize his daily life, while he has others in excess. Charisma, for example, as he demonstrates on social media, where he has more than 1.2 million followers and helps others understand, with the help of his parents, the extremely complex world of autism. His fame was already considerable before an interview catapulted him into another realm."
Pau Brunet, age 12, is autistic and experiences life through contrasting cognitive strengths and weaknesses. He became curious about the meaning of irony and learned it gradually, acknowledging difficulty with life's double meanings and the need for balance. His ASD diagnosis reflects imbalances noticed since childhood. He demonstrates extraordinary intelligence alongside deficits such as low memory. He communicates charisma on social media, where he and his parents produce and edit videos that explain autism to a broad audience and attract over 1.2 million followers. A viral interview with Marc Cucurella, who cried discussing his autistic son Mateo, expanded Pau's reach.
Read at english.elpais.com
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