I read the memoir of Daniel Tammet in the spring of 2011 but felt compelled  to revist the book over the Vermont vacation. I remember laughing quite a bit as I read it because so many things he said reminded me of Curt. I had a plan to skim the book and pick those pieces out but it's a tough process. The temptation is just to read it all again.
      Curtis isn't a savant to the degree of Daniel, at least I don't think he is, but they have plenty in common, such as a love calendars. Curtis changes every calendar in the house on the first day of the month and has a solid recollection of dates and events. He will change your calendars too if you fall behind and he comes over. Both Daniel and Curt find a calmness about calendars and are soothed by numbers. Below are 5 quotes from "Born on a Blue Day" that most reminded me of Curtis:

1.) "Another means my parents found to relieve my crying was to give me the sensation of motion. My father regularly rocked me in his arms, sometimes for more than an hour at a time"
---We kept a rocker near Curt's crib for as long as he was in a crib. He needed to be rocked to sleep every night and again whenever he woke up during the night for his entire first year.
2.) "I became upset if a school event was announced at short notice in which everyone was expected to take part, or by changes in the normal routines of the class. Predictability was important to me, a way of feeling in control in a given situation, a way of keeping feelings of anxiety at bay, at least temporarily."
--- This goes back to the "field day" post, an unexpected closing of the school store on school store day, and perfectly describes some of Curts reactions at school. I only hope he can express himself as clearly as Daniel does here someday.
3.) "I find it almost impossible to read between the lines"
---I can't imagine Curtis reading between the lines. I would never expect it. He is as literal as literal gets.
4.) "As a child I had climbed under my bed , or a table to make me feel calm and secure."
--We a had a birthday party for Curtis at Chuck E. Cheese once, I want to say when he was 4. He chose to spend most of the party under the table, eating his pizza and cupcake and hoping to be left alone to which my friend Damion said, "I wish I could do that sometimes." He could not have cared less what anyone thought about his being under the table.
5.) "Even a small, unexpected loss of control can feel overwhelming to me, particularly when it interferes with the rhythm of one of my routines."
---These are hard to handle as a parent because you can't always see them coming and they require a lot of preperation. Even then, you can't anticipate many of the interruptions that can throw a whole day off. Luckily, he has become more receptive to routine changes as he's gotten a little older. He gets more confident every day.

Greg, Dad