Christopher Has a Mild Case of Autism

The movie "Autism: The Musical" shows that autism can be mild or severe or in between and helps me conclude that Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has a mild case of autism. The child in the movie with the worst autism is Neal. He doesn't seem to have any special talent and doesn't act like he will be able to be independent when he becomes an adult. The child in the movie with mildest case of autism is Wyatt. He talks a lot like an adult when he describes how he is bullied. Christopher is most like Henry because they know a lot about one subject, math for Christopher and dinosaurs and reptiles for Henry. Also, Christopher and Henry do not like to look people in the eye. They are also alike because they don’t like crowds. Henry talks about not liking his father’s shows and Christopher gets very nervous in the subway when lots of people are there. In addition, both boys are said to have Asperger Syndrome, a higher functional form of autism. Each of the children in the movie is an individual and different from the others, but Henry is most like Christopher.
Although Christopher is most like Henry, Christopher’s parents are quite different from those of Henry. Lexi’s parents seem most like Christopher’s parents. They are not good parents for a child with a mental disability because they are not strong, loving, close to one another, understanding or patient. Lexi’s parents divorced and the mother was depressed a lot. Christopher’s mother left home to marry a neighbor and his father frequently lost his temper, hid the letters from Christopher’s mother to her son, and lied to him about his mother. It is important for parents of an autistic child to be together and very understanding or else everyone will be unhappy.
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