The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time is a story about an autistic 15 year old boy who lives with his father in Swindon, England. To his knowledge his mother had passed in the hospital due to illness. Christopher is a quiet, sensitive and observant kid, who has little social experience. He is also very curious, which can sometimes get him into trouble.
Christopher discovers his neighbors dog, Wellington, dead in their lawn. He then goes over to investigate, sparking the beginning of his detective work. His neighbor, Mrs. Shears, came out to see him by her dead dog, calling the cops on him. Although this was happening, Christopher now was on a search to answer one question. Who killed wellington? To keep track of all his thoughts and data, Christopher has a notebook, taking it away from But one day, his father becomes angry with him about this book. This confused Christopher, as he was just trying to figure out who killed the dog. When he goes searching for the book in his fathers room, Christopher discovers a series of letters from his presumably dead mother, all after the date he believed she passed. This caused Christopher to become very overstimulated and overwhelmed. He could not retain this kind of information so quickly.
After more and more investigating, Christophers father sees how passionate he is about finding out who killed Wellington, so he told him the truth. He did it. This information also threw Christopher for a loop, causing him to now be frightened of his father. Christopher has to now formulate a plan to travel to London so he can llive safely with his mother. Christopher had never traveled, especially not alone, so this journey was one he would not forget. While he is traveling in the train station and on the train, his mind becomes jumbled with all of the information he is being surrounded by. He uses his own unique coping skills to keep is feeling of safety in check.
After lots of traveling, math problems and talks with police officers, Christopher finally makes it to London where he meets his mother, feeling happy again. His father reintroduces himself in the family, and although their trust is not 100% yet, it was on its way there.
At the end, Christopher finally felt like he was in a spot where he could make progress and be happier as himself.
