[Tora] iekurt The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-
Year-Old Boy with Autism
By Naoki Higashida
You've never listened to a book like The Reason I Jump. 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: "Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?"
"Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?" "Why don't you make eye
contact when you're talking?" and "What's the reason you jump?" (Naoki's
answer: "When I'm jumping, it's as if my feelings are going upward to the
sky.")With
