It seems like you hear more cases of autism more and more theses days. In both the book with Christopher and the movie the kids with autism do great things even know people put limitations on them. In the movie some of the kids were not as hi functioning as the others. Christopher seems like he is really hi functioning tho. Christopher seems pretty normal more then most of the kids in the movie. I think that Wyatt from the movie would be the one to compare to Christopher. He seems pretty hi functioning just like Christopher but Wyatt doesn't seem like, he brakes down like Christopher does. I would say Neal is like Christopher when Christopher shuts down like, when Christopher is out in public and he is unconformable. But Neal seems like he can't communicate like Christopher. Neal could hardly communicate. Christopher can when he is in a conformable situation. Adam seems like he could be a lot like Christopher too. He goes to a normal school which means he is pretty smart for an atisk kid, just like Christopher even know Christopher is not in a normal school. Christopher's parents don't seem like there as good as the other parents in the movie. The movie the parents are more caring for there kids. With Christopher he has a Dad that lies and hits him to. His Mom who left in part because she can't handle him. In the movie the kids learn to work togeather and Christopher doesn't really work with anybody. He doesn't trust people but in the movie the kids have to trust eachother.