![]() ![]() 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. 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. 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. ![]() You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. BookishįINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE FIRST BOOK AWARD.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY It’s truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid.”-Jon Stewart, The Daily Show “One of the most remarkable books I’ve ever read. ![]()
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