Bob seemed to think Chris would have been sent to a torture chamber to wear a straitjacket and drool on himself all day.
We do need to remember that in the 80s and 90s, people were still learning about autism and how to help people who have it. Bob was wrong about what would have happened, but it wouldn’t have been as good as autists have it now. The resources have improved over the decades.
Chris should not have been in a mainstream school, though. They had the option and refused it like stubborn fools.
But anyway, Bob would have put Barb before Chris if the rape happened while he was alive. You don’t rape a man’s wife, even if you’re his kid. Especially if you’re his kid. It’s layers of wrong.