CBEEBIES’ NEW STAR PABLO DRAWS ON THE ISSUES OF AUSTISM
MAGIC crayons, animated friends and a wonderful imagination... these are the tools that five-and-a-halfyear-old Pablo uses to turn life’s little challenges into big adventures.
He is the star of CBeebies’ new animated TV series, which is the first TV programme with an all-autistic core cast.
The animation, produced by Paper Owl Films, sees the smart, funny and creative Pablo draw imaginary animal friends which come to life to help him handle situations which make him feel anxious, such as going for a haircut.
To cope with the daily challenges he faces, Pablo enters an animated art world of his imagination where he is able to explore things that confuse him. With the help of his animal friends, Pablo figures things out, having lots of fun along the way.
Every episode is grounded in the real-life experiences of autistic children, with autistic young writers and contributors helping to bring perspectives to life in an honest and humorous way.
There are also 12 short films for the CBeebies website from the point of view of people with autism, explaining how they see the world.
In addition, there are six games for the CBeebies website, each based on a personality trait of each autistic character in the show.
Pablo will air on CBeebies (and RTEjr) from October 2, at 9am.