The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time; Journal #4

On page 140 and 141, Christopher tells us how he sees the world, by giving an example of what normal people would see if they looked at a field he once saw, and by telling us exactly what he saw. While normal people would grass, cows, clouds, flowers, a distant village and a fence, Christopher saw 15 black and white cows, 4 brown and white cows, a distant village with 31 visible houses and a church, ridges in the field, a plastic bag in a hedge, etc.
I thought this was very interesting and unusual, because when he sees something new, he notices every little part about it, and this sometimes hurts him because he is taking too much in at once. This made me realize exactly what he sees, and I imagined seeing like that. In a way, he is very lucky, because he can see things other people can't, but he is also quite unlucky, because he isn't able to appreciate the beautiful view, and he notices and incredible amount of things at once. This also made me realize that I am very lucky to be perfectly healthy and not be cursed with a horrible disease like Asperger's.