Questions
1/ Name some of the characteristics of Sherlock Holmes that might suggest that he has Asperger's syndrome.
2/ Take the following quote and relate it to The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: "Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it."
3/ Christopher often notices things that other people take for granted. In The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle makes a joke of this when Watson asks Holmes how he knew Mortimer had a curly-haired spaniel and the dog is standing at the door. Give an example of something that Christopher notices that others may not.
4/ Based on the following sentence, what conclusion can you draw about the similarity between Sherlock Holmes and Christopher?: "Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill."
5/ Remark on the amount of detail Sherlock Holmes notices when first meeting Mortimer. Compare this to the detail Christopher notices wehn meeting a person.
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