#christopher boone

[do-u-know-this-autisticcharacter]

Do You Know This (canon) Autistic Character?

Christopher Boone from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Book, TV adaptation and play)

Yes, I know him and see them as autistic

Yes, I know him, but I don't see them as autistic

I've heard of him

I don't know him, but they seem autistic

I don't know him, but they don't seem autistic

I don't know him

Voting ended onDec 17, 2024

Propaganda from submitter

Based on the novel by Mark Haddon, Christopher is a 15-year-old boy who shows traits consistent with autism, though his diagnosis is not explicitly mentioned. The story centers on his investigation of a neighborhood mystery and his struggles with social interactions and sensory overload.

[wings0fruin]

Hey guys sorry for no posts , I was busy with college - BUT !! It's spring break , so I MIGHT post more teehee

Anyways , we're reading this book in my English majors & I can't stop thinking about this . Is there a fandom for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time I BEG I BEG I BE

Also these are headcanons for how I think they look , cuz I didn't bother to watch the musical or whatever else there was for it so erm teehee

Some bonus doodles uhhh yeah that's about it more Saw content maybe later maybe some TNMN art too who knows teeheehee (evil witch laugh)

[ur-fav-is-autistic]

Christopher Boone from The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time (Book/Play) is Autistic!

[isorottatime]

hey, im autistic too, what is wrong with the rep in the curious incident of the dog in the night time?

(i’m gonna assume this is in good faith, cause if you— as an autistic person— have read it, then you would at least have a distinct feeling of disgust. /gen /nm)

short answer; it portrays autistic people as elitist, unempathetic, deserving of abuse, dangerous, and with extremely low comprehension of the world around us. the character is described as having aspergers— a term coined by a nazi to describe autistic people whom he deemed useful enough to society to not be discarded. (read: killed. hans asperger was a nazi eugenicist. aspergers and autism are one in the same.) the author’s research was literally jackshit, which he has admitted to. (“it’s a book about being an outsider.” says the guy who wrote it with the intent of portraying aspergers.)

bonus: it was my only exposure to autism in media before i was diagnosed, and you better believe that made me hate myself. (and, i had only read it because, get this; it’s taught in schools. institutionalised ableism at its finest.)

long answer:

The Curious Incident of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” – A Literary Review

Spoilers ahead. The book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is an award winning book by Mark Haddon, famed for its depiction o

When Popular Novels Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes: Mark Haddon, Asperger's and Irresponsible Fiction

I don't begrudge Mark Haddon his freedom of speech. What I find objectionable is that he seems unaware of, or, worse, indifferent toward, th

(^ this article makes some questionable distinctions between aspergers and autism; and is not written by an autistic person, instead with some autistic input; but the rest of it is right on the money)

in conclusion, i hope mark haddon rots learns from his mistakes— that probably killed many of us that have caused harm to the perception of autism in the public eye.

[streetl4mp]

me when my english teacher says I seem to strongly relate to christopher in the curious incident of the dog in the night time

[just-twinkling]

Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.

Mark Haddon // The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night Time

[autisticheadcanons]

Christopher John Francis Boone from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon has Aspergers/High functioning autism ! I am completely sure of it !!. I feel absolutely certain that Christopher Boone IS AUTISTIC !

[ti-bae-rius]

Do you think the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is a good representation of autistic people? I'm just curious

Personally, no. I really don’t like it. I’m sure for lots of people it is a good representation but for the community overall, I think it’s done more harm than good. I think part of the problem is that Mark Haddon didn’t write Christopher as specifically autistic. It’s on one of the book jackets where it specifies his diagnosis - but that’s not present in the book. Or on the original cover. It feels more like an afterthought and, because Haddon can always say he didn’t specify autism, he didn’t really need to do any research. And he didn’t, as he’s admitted. Which shows in the book.

There are lots of people like Christopher. However, there are a lot of people not like Christopher. He’s great at maths - I suck at it. He’s taking one A Level (in maths)*- I sat 11. He struggles with things like toileting - I’ve never found this. He likes prime numbers - I could probably name about five. Including five.

Basically, yes there are some people like Christopher. I definitely have some similarities with him, but I am not Christopher. And, honestly, I haven’t met many autistic people who do identify with Christopher because he is such a narrow definition of autism. Yes autistic boys who love maths and trains. But there are lots who don’t. That’s why I love Ty. He’s a bit rubbish at maths - Livvy is way better. He’s into books (stereotypically a trait of “female autism” - aka autism...) and he’s generally just very atypically atypical (which is a weird thing to explain haha - hes basically not a stereotypical autistic character).

So yeah, Christopher doesn’t really represent me. However, Grace from The State of Grace, Nathaniel from Mindblind and Ty from The Dark Artifices do represent me a lot better!

(*a previous version of this post said he took one GCSE, but I’ve been informed it was an A level thanks to @leftforlionheart)