The Curious Incident of Irresponsible Fiction

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So true.
If we get offended every time some NT does "not make us justice" in a fictional representation we will do the same thing as the self-proclaimed Womens Rights spokespersons that has made feminism unjustly synonyme with hysterical, rabid, man-hating.
We should save our outbursts for when someone really step on our toes and let the minor irritations just fly by.

Ive read that book. I thought the protagonist was some form of savant autist. Never struck me as being anything like an aspie.
But ive read that autistics find the book offensive as well.

I found Haddon's portrayal more accurate than Piccoult's. There was a lot I recognised in Christopher, but Piccoult's character seemed to be an unrealistically extreme case, and on some occasions behaved in a way that was illogical and inconsistent with his characterisation. There were other flaws with the book too: why did nobody ask him if he killed her? Surely any sensible police officer would ask for an explanation from the accused. In comparison, Christopher behaved in a completely logical way, and his father behaved in a "normal" way, which was consistent with one being autistic and one being neurotypical. Oh, and the story was clever and well executed. Piccoult's could have been so much better but it was unrealistic throughout. Gavin Bollard's review is pretty good:
http://life-with-aspergers.blogspot.com/2010/07/book-review-house-rules-novel-by-jodi.html