![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2020, a documentary film based on the book received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. 1 Sunday Times bestseller as well as a New York Times bestseller and has since been published in over thirty languages. Proving that people with autism do not lack imagination, humour or empathy, THE REASON I JUMP made a major impact on its publication in English. He explains behaviour he's aware can be baffling such as why he likes to jump and why some people with autism dislike being touched he describes how he perceives and navigates the world, sharing his thoughts and feelings about time, life, beauty and nature and he offers an unforgettable short story. Severely autistic and non-verbal, Naoki learnt to communicate by using a 'cardboard keyboard' - and what he has to say gives a rare insight into an autistically-wired mind. What is it like to have autism? How can we know what a person - especially a child - with autism is thinking and feeling? This groundbreaking book, written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen, provides some answers. 'It will stretch your vision of what it is to be human' Andrew Solomon, The Times 1 Sunday Times and internationally bestselling account of life as a child with autism, now an award-winning documentary film. ![]()
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