A big moment for autistic 12-year-old Lego champion

Last week, the Lego model of the Titanic built by Brynjar Karl Birgisson went on public display at Smáralind shopping mall in Reykjavik. 12-year-old Brynjar Karl is autistic and has spent nearly a year building the model using 52 thousand Lego cubes and his outstanding effort was reported on the Discovery channel recently.

His mother explains to mbl.is that building the model has made a huge impact on his life. Formerly socially inept due to his condition, he had no friends at school, whereas now his social skills have improved and he has lots of good friends who accept him exactly as he is. 

Brynjar Karl has written a book about his project and about lving with autism which he helps will increase other children's awareness of the condition. At a special ceremony at Smáralind shopping mall when the ship went on display, Brynjar Karl received a special certificate of commendation from the Icelandic autism society.