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Short Sentences= further emphasises the importance of Siobhan being able to understand him and in his own way expressing his appreciation.
It is through Siobhan’s ability to connect with Christopher and communicate in a way that is understood is what allows him to trust her with anything. She is one of the few persons in Christopher’s life that he shares his thoughts and feelings with as she is able to respect his special needs and his complex condition. Things seeming confusing and not understandable to him become clearer with Siobhan’s succinct and honest explanations which allows Christopher to understand.
The feeling of having a structure and being safe is very important for him and Siobhan is able to utilise this in being able to successfully communicate with him as appose to many others. For this Christopher displays a level of respect for her and does exactly what she instructs him to do as appose to his non-compliant behaviour towards his father.
His relationship with her is not seen as just a teacher but also a friend. Throughout the novel it is explicitly shown her significant role in his life in teaching and guiding him and therefore help him grow. Siobhan is able to understand his unique interpretation of what is presented to him, she is able to provide him with ways in which he can relate to particularly for someone with Asperges, through structure and order. The novel establishes to the reader the strong relationship between him and his dad. It becomes most apparent that Christopher is very expressive however, fails to express himself in ways familiar to most, a reflection of his syndrome. Through this gesture, it is clearly demonstrated the trust he has within his father and the close bond they share. Christopher’s ...

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...e as she is the one person who treats him with complete honesty and takes him seriously. She gives Christopher the signals he needs for understanding what he is expected to do and assists Christopher in learning about himself.
Siobhan shows him simple illustrations of different emotions to help him with reading people however Christopher still manages to find this difficult. It's one of the few times we get a sense of just how difficult it is for Christopher unable to communicate with people, and the effort he has put forth to try to better understand what people are saying. 
For an average teenager the most important part of their existence is their social life, for Christopher this is another obstacle that he experiences daily. Siohban works with him and influences him to get through the difficult times, teaching him how people function particularly emotionally.

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