The reason I jump: the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism
Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Biography, Biography of persons with disabilities
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Naoki Higashida was only a middle-schooler when he began to write this book. Autistic and with very low verbal fluency, Naoki used an alphabet grid to painstakingly spell out his answers to the questions he imagines others most often wonder… about him: why do you talk so loud? Is it true you hate being touched? Would you like to be normal? Naoki examines issues as diverse and complex as self-harm, perceptions of time and beauty, and the challenges of communication, and in doing so, discredits the popular belief that autistic people are anti-social loners who lack empathy. Bestseller. 2013.