With continuous effort, Higashida learned how to use the alphabet grid to slowly express himself. This method enabled him to communicate with the outside world and express himself through writing. Fortunately, with the help of his teacher and mother, he was able to learn how to spell words using a handmade alphabet grid. It seemed that Higashida would never be able to properly communicate with his family and friends for the rest of his life. His autism was so severe that he could not speak, not even with simple gestures. He was diagnosed with severe autism at the age of five. Naoki Higashida was born in Chiba-ken, Japan, in 1992. Why is this book so influential? What is it like being in the inner world of people with autism? This bookey has the answers. Abroad, it has also received critical acclaim from major news outlets such as The New York Times and Time Magazine. Having been widely covered by major Japanese media such as NHK, Asahi Shimbun, and Tokyo Shimbun, the book is almost a household name in Japan.
It is thus a book of special significance. In it he wrote about his experience living with autism, giving us a new understanding of ASD from a different perspective. “The Reason I Jump” is the first-ever book written by a teenager with ASD. So, what is their inner world really like?
The sounds they make are not meaningless, and there is a reason for their abnormal behavior. But this does not mean that they are stupid or crazy. If we talk to them, they either ignore us, repeat the questions we ask them, or talk in a weird voice. For a long time, it was assumed that communicating with autistic people is difficult. Today we’ll unlock the book “The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism.”Īccording to the World Health Organization, a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD, is born every 20 minutes.
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