Naoki Higashida,K.A. Yoshida,David Mitchell
Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one, at last, have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within.,Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Questions such as: â€œWhy do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?â€ â€œWhy do you line up your toy cars and blocks?â€ â€œWhy donâ€™t you make eye contact when youâ€™re talking?â€ and â€œWhatâ€™s the reason you jump?â€ (Naokiâ€™s answer: â€œWhen Iâ€™m jumping, itâ€™s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.â€) With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insightsâ€”into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memoryâ€”are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again.
Nonfiction,Autobiography,Memoir,Psychology,Biography,Biography Memoir,Cultural,Japan,Biography,Autobiography,Health,Mental Health,Education,Audiobook
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism