A Curious Thought: Challenges of Concrete Language
As we have worked on I Have a Question about Death, we’ve been reflecting on grief and loss through a more inclusive lens. Just recently, we were re-reading the bestselling book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon, and were struck by the following excerpt of a passage by the main character, Christopher, a 15 year old boy with presumed Autism Spectrum Disorder (though not explicitly stated in the book): Mrs. Forbes at school said that when Mother