The Reason I Jump: the Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism in Around the World in 80 Books

Nov 16, 2013 Jenifer rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, non-fiction, 2014-read

Wow. Naoki Higashida offers us a rare glimpse into the thoughts of a person with autism. He writes his book by answering various questions that many people have about autism, like "why do you move around so much?" or "why do you like spinning?". I don't know if the answers he gives apply to all people with autism (probably not) but I found that many of his answers made perfect sense, ie "we do it because it feels good".

I listened to the audio version of "The Reason I Jump" and really liked both ...more

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Mar 27, 2014 C. rated it liked it

Shelves: autobiography, medicine-science, psychology, health, neuroscience

Autism has such a broad spectrum that assuming that everyone in the spectrum feels the same as the author is a bit simplistic. There are many good points in the answers. I loved the introduction and the story at the end. I tend to think that kids in the spectrum are in general happier than the image portrayed in this book.

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Oct 18, 2013 Daisy rated it really liked it

Shelves: autism, japan

You hope that this provides a key into the mind and heart of anyone you know who has autism. Extremely valuable, this book.

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Nov 11, 2013 Kent Winward rated it liked it

The value of this book is the insight into the autistic mind. I hope it is accurate, but I have my doubts a little bit. In my limited contact with those with autism, some parts rang true and others seemed to be contrived. The important thing from here is to take the compassionate view point contained in this work and have it translate into greater medical and psychological understanding of the illness.

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