Autism

A dive into the most intimate territory of loss and how difficult it is to communicate with others. Published in 2012, it opens the trilogy Paternidades Falhadas and confronts the reader with the devastating experience of loss and the inability to cope with silence.

The narrative follows a father who sees his son (...) unexpectedly, exposing the fragility of family relationships and the emotional violence that sets in when language fails. 

in Abysmo; "In the hospital emergency room, a couple desperately tries to find out the condition of their son, who has been hit by a car. Valério Romão's theatrical writing draws us into a dizzying spiral where we will encounter loneliness and failure, the cruelty of a condition that affects everyone it touches, the helplessness in the face of doctors or school and, in short, the despair of a contemporary family, but also, and above all, the selfless struggle, the obstinacy, the strength where there was no strength and, of course, love. The outcome of AUTISM, the first literary approach, among us, to this disabling disease, is surprising AND the portrait it paints is highly disturbing."

Valério Romão was born in 1974, in France, but spent much of his life in Portugal. He is a writer, translator, and playwright, recognized for his intense approach and exploration of the darkest corners of the human experience. Author of novels, plays, and short stories. Among his best-known books are Autismo, O da Joana, and Cair para Dentro. Valério Romão remains alive and active in the Portuguese literary scene, considered one of the most unique voices in contemporary fiction.