The Reason I Jump: One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism
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Summary
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。 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。
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。 Questions such as: “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly？” “Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks？” “Why don’t you make eye contact when you’re talking？” and “What’s the reason you jump？” （Naoki’s answer: “When I’m jumping， it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky。”） With disarming honesty and a generous heart， Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself。 His insights—into the mystery of words， the wonders of laughter， and the elusiveness of memory—are so startling， so strange， and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again。
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。 Questions such as: “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly？” “Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks？” “Why don’t you make eye contact when you’re talking？” and “What’s the reason you jump？” （Naoki’s answer: “When I’m jumping， it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky。”） With disarming honesty and a generous heart， Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself。 His insights—into the mystery of words， the wonders of laughter， and the elusiveness of memory—are so startling， so strange， and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again。
Reviews
Carmen
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3'5It was a good first approach to what means of being autistic。 However， we must remember that this book was written by a 13 years old and comes from his own experience。 I need a more scientific approach which i will definitely try to get from other books。 "I am right here" story and the illustrations were beautiful。 3'5It was a good first approach to what means of being autistic。 However， we must remember that this book was written by a 13 years old and comes from his own experience。 I need a more scientific approach which i will definitely try to get from other books。 "I am right here" story and the illustrations were beautiful。 。。。more
Heidi
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Nope。 Not buying what this "translator" is selling。 Nope。 Not buying what this "translator" is selling。 。。。more
Rawan Baybars
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بحكم أن أخي لديه توحد، كنت مهتمة جداً بهذا الكتاب。 قرأت التعليقات المتشككة بأن يكون فعلاً ناوكي من كتب الإجابات كون الأشخاص المصابين بالتوحد ليس لديهم القدرة على التعبير。 مع ذلك وجدت الكتاب مفيداً في بعض الجوانب، مثل إدراك كم يتشابه الأشخاص المصابون بالتوحد في بعض الأمور。 لكن ذلك لا يعني أن تصدر ناوكي للحديث باسم الأشخاص المصابين بالتوحد لم يستفزني، نعم الصراحة استفزني قليلاً。 من الصعب التعميم في اضطراب معقد كالتوحد والتحدث باسم الجميع。
Kirsten
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This book is good and easy to read。 It is helpful and gives insight on what individuals with autism face everyday， like to see their world through their eyes because it's the authors own account of living with autism。 When I read the description/summary， I was expecting a different format。 The format of this book is question and the authors response to the question。 But I now think that this format really works for this book because it's easy to put down and then come back to later or read other This book is good and easy to read。 It is helpful and gives insight on what individuals with autism face everyday， like to see their world through their eyes because it's the authors own account of living with autism。 When I read the description/summary， I was expecting a different format。 The format of this book is question and the authors response to the question。 But I now think that this format really works for this book because it's easy to put down and then come back to later or read other books at the same time without the possibility of forgetting details or mixing the different stories together。 。。。more
Erin A。
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The quote of the book for me: “For people with autism， living itself is a battle。”
lisa
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Very interesting point of view of an autistic 13yo。 But hard to tell if that's really the case given all the layers of processing from the actual author's "raw" output until the English translated book。 There are a lot of questions regarding the scientifically discredited techniques of communication used and apparently the English translation provided an extra “stylistic icing on the cake。” At least the book sparks an interesting discussion: "And so， as with the debate around the authenticity of Very interesting point of view of an autistic 13yo。 But hard to tell if that's really the case given all the layers of processing from the actual author's "raw" output until the English translated book。 There are a lot of questions regarding the scientifically discredited techniques of communication used and apparently the English translation provided an extra “stylistic icing on the cake。” At least the book sparks an interesting discussion: "And so， as with the debate around the authenticity of The Reason I Jump or any fictional depiction of a nonverbal mind， the question remains， a moral dilemma that can only be decided on faith: knowing the dangers of false belief but knowing also that it is skepticism that allows unspoken stories to remain in silence， how far should we permit ourselves to believe？" （from the article https://lithub。com/what-is-the-writer。。。 ） 。。。more
The Reading Countess
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This should be required reading for every teacher。 It should be recommended to every human。 A succinct explanation， question and answer style， of what autism feels like on the inside to people unfamiliar with the particulars in the “outside” world。 The artwork adds another level of explanation in a breathtaking visual manner。
Fatima
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No soy Autista。Este libro me hizo ver el mundo un poco diferente， me hizo entender que hay esperanzas en este mundo。Naoki cuenta de una forma muy especial todo lo que he querido saber del autismo， y me hizo ver que personas con esa enfermedad， son personas normales， como yo o cómo cualquier otra。"Si no podemos considerar a las personas con autismo héroes por enfrentar a tamaño reto， entonces yo ya no sé que es el heroísmo。。。" No soy Autista。Este libro me hizo ver el mundo un poco diferente， me hizo entender que hay esperanzas en este mundo。Naoki cuenta de una forma muy especial todo lo que he querido saber del autismo， y me hizo ver que personas con esa enfermedad， son personas normales， como yo o cómo cualquier otra。"Si no podemos considerar a las personas con autismo héroes por enfrentar a tamaño reto， entonces yo ya no sé que es el heroísmo。。。" 。。。more
Kelly
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Anyone that has someone with autism in their life needs to read this。
Marek
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O této knize jsem už slyšel v minulosti， ale až nyní jsem se ke knize dostal。 Sice jsem neměl v plánu přečíst celou knihu najednou， ale nemohl jsem se od knihy odtrhnout。 Kniha má 5 kapitol， obsahuje předmluvu Josefa Schovance， Davida Mitchela a rovněž autorovu předmluvu。 Kniha je psaná formou otázek a odpovědí a autor NAOKI HIGAŠIDA， který má 13 let a je autista， odpovídá na jednotlivé otázky。 V knize se vyskytuje 58 otázek a odpovědí a kniha je také proložena krátkými poznámkami včetně závěreč O této knize jsem už slyšel v minulosti， ale až nyní jsem se ke knize dostal。 Sice jsem neměl v plánu přečíst celou knihu najednou， ale nemohl jsem se od knihy odtrhnout。 Kniha má 5 kapitol， obsahuje předmluvu Josefa Schovance， Davida Mitchela a rovněž autorovu předmluvu。 Kniha je psaná formou otázek a odpovědí a autor NAOKI HIGAŠIDA， který má 13 let a je autista， odpovídá na jednotlivé otázky。 V knize se vyskytuje 58 otázek a odpovědí a kniha je také proložena krátkými poznámkami včetně závěrečné povídky， která se mi líbila。 Autorovy odpovědi jsou stručné， ale z druhé strany výstižné a k věci。 Knihu hodnotím pozitivně a díky této knize jsem dostal větší náhled do této problematiky。 Určitě existuje nespočet jiných publikací， které jsou rozsáhlejší a jdou ještě více do hloubky， ale pro moje potřeby je tato kniha plně dostačující。 Může být užitečná pro všechny čtenáře， kteří se chtějí něco dozvědět o autismu， včetně rodičů a všech lidí， kteří se starají každý den o autisty， a pokud by někdo potřeboval detailnější informace， určitě si vyhledá jiné odborné publikace。 Knihu hodnotím na 100 %。Je určitě těžké， když doktoři oznámí rodičům， že jejich dítě je autista。 Nepochybně to pro všechny rodiče musí znamenat prvotní šok a jsou smutní a mohou si pokládat otázku， co špatného， komu udělali， že jejich dítě má autismus？！ Některé ženy tato informace může rozhodit a nemusí být na tom dobře po psychické stránce， ale většinou se po nějakém čase vzpamatují， dítě si ponechají a milují ho a starají se o něj po celý jeho život。 Mnohdy se říká， že ženy jsou mnohem silnější než muži， mnohem více dokážou nést břemeno než muži。 Od přírody mají vyvinutý mateřský pud， tak možná právě proto jsou silnějšími。 Někteří muži se nedokážou smířit s myšlenkou， že jejich dítě je autista， nedokážou se přes to přenést， nedokážou se s tím vyrovnat a nezřídka se stává， že opouštějí ženy včetně dětí s touto diagnózou。 Žena je pak na všechno sama a má to hodně těžké。 Viděl jsem několik případů v televizi， kdy muži tuhle situaci neustáli。 Upřímně obdivuji všechny rodiče a skláním se před nimi， pokud si dítě nechají ve vlastní péči a starají se o něj， jak nejlépe dovedou， ačkoliv to pro rodiče musí být velmi náročné a je to závazek na celý život。 Samozřejmě záleží na stupni autismu a podle toho se pak přistupuje k dítěti。 Mám kamaráda， který má dospělého syna s autismem a jeho syn miluje koně， jezdí na něm a stará se o něj。 Je to jeho vášeň na celý život。 Myslím si， že ze všeho nejraději by byl， pokud by mu kamarád koupil koně a mohl s ním jezdit a starat se o něj z domova。Záleží na rozhodnutí rodičů， jestli se vyrovnají s autismem dítěte， budou ho milovat takového， jaký je a budou se o něj starat， učit se s ním， budou mu parťáky， občas zatnou zuby a budou dělat všechno proto， aby dítě vycítilo， že ho přijmuli mezi sebe a pocítilo plnou měrou jejich lásku。 Z druhého hlediska si říkám， že pokud rodiče nedokážou vychovávat autistické dítě z různých důvodů a umístí ho například do nějakého ústavu， kde bude o dítě postaráno， tak asi udělají správné rozhodnutí， poněvadž by to pro ně mohlo být trápení a dítě by poznalo， že ho nemají rádi a nevěnovali mu pozornost， jakou by si zasloužilo。 V tomto případě je lepší， pokud by takové dítě dostalo šanci v některém z ústavů， kde může nalézt lásku a porozumění。Autor této knihy má 13 let a v knize jsem našel hodně myšlenek， který byly zajímavé a k zamyšlení a některé z nich jsem si vypsal。 Knihu určitě doporučuji k přečtení。 Určitě si časem budu chtít přečíst autorovu druhou knihu， která se jmenuje SEDMKRÁT UPADNOUT， OSMKRÁT VSTÁT。Citáty z knihy， které mne oslovily:Nemůžeme soudit ostatní jen podle jejich vzhledu。 Abychom se s někým mohli blíže spřátelit， potřebujeme poznat jeho nitro。Myslím， že opravdová laskavost a soucit spočívají v tom， že se snažíme nezranit důstojnost druhých。Možná se to na první pohled nezdá， ale my lidé s autismem cítíme， že nám naše tělo nepatří。 A žít v něm je někdy opravdové utrpení。Když se trápíte， připadá nám， že bychom raději neměli existovat， a ztrácíme chuť do života。 Ze všeho nejvíc nás mrzí， když jsou kvůli nám smutní jiní。Protože jsem pochopil， že se všichni musíme snažit a radovat se ze života， ať už jsme postižení， nebo ne。Pláč nemusí znamenat jen sklíčenost a smutek。 。。。more
Roma
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+7/10 ⭐
Scarlett Poole
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A beautiful book that made me cry a few times， I go back to it occasionally just for the feeling it gives me。
Eric Goode
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A blunt， but beautiful introduction to working with and caring for people with autism。
Emilie22
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My review is purely on the book and not about autism or Higashida as an individual。 My expectation in buying this book was to gain a better understanding of autism and someone living with it。 I came to this book with little knowledge and best of intentions to learn and hear more。 Simply put， this book did not meet expectations and I have some concerns as well。 I am skeptical of anyone who speaks for a broader population which Higashida did frequently with the use of “we。” I think this is a reall My review is purely on the book and not about autism or Higashida as an individual。 My expectation in buying this book was to gain a better understanding of autism and someone living with it。 I came to this book with little knowledge and best of intentions to learn and hear more。 Simply put， this book did not meet expectations and I have some concerns as well。 I am skeptical of anyone who speaks for a broader population which Higashida did frequently with the use of “we。” I think this is a really dangerous thing to do in most circumstances。 I like to personally approach this for example as “I’m a woman of color and here is what I’ve experienced and can share” （I am not comparing autism with my race/gender， just using this as an example）。 The question/answer format while initially refreshingly direct， grew old for me quickly。 The answers became repetitive and some of the questions also seemed poorly worded and over generalized （eg “what causes panic attacks？”）I longed for some more concrete examples and something more personal。 I would like to read more about autism （memoir， non fiction etc） and am open to suggestions。 I appreciate Higashida sharing his story as it’s touched many others。 。。。more
Alexandra
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Every single educator should read this book Every single parent should read this book Every single person that interacts with other humans should read this book You need to read this book to get an understanding of autism-I’ve worked with students with autism the last 5 years and I would never say I’m an expert （not in the slightest） reading this book made me reevaluate how I teach， interact and understand autism。 It’s a beautiful book， and his book he wrote within the book brought me to tears I Every single educator should read this book Every single parent should read this book Every single person that interacts with other humans should read this book You need to read this book to get an understanding of autism-I’ve worked with students with autism the last 5 years and I would never say I’m an expert （not in the slightest） reading this book made me reevaluate how I teach， interact and understand autism。 It’s a beautiful book， and his book he wrote within the book brought me to tears ITS A MUST READ I am so glad that I bought a copy of this book so that I can refer to this throughout my teaching career -it will help me so much The not wanting visual calendars blew my MIND， I wish I read this sooner！ 。。。more
Carol Sue
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Be Kind， Be Understanding and Be Patient！That’s all！
Taylor
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Redundant and just not very good。 Only finished it because it was so short but it was still about 125 pages too long。
Rene Low
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Shattered my preconceptions and illuminated the darkness in my brain surrounding autism。 Brilliant book。
Juliet
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An amazing glimpse into the mind of a 13 year old autistic lad。 Anything that helps people to empathise， understand or just be more tolerant has to be a good thing。 Recommend quick read！！
Claire
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"But when I'm jumping， it's as if my feelings are going upward to the sky。 Really， my urge to be swallowed up by the sky is enough make my heart quiver。 When I'm jumping， I can feel my body parts really well， too- my bounding legs and my clapping hands-that makes me feels， so good。""Just by looking at nature， I feel as if I'm being swallowed up into it， and in that moment I get the sensation that my body's now a speck， a special long before I was born， a speck melting into nature itself。。。 Natur "But when I'm jumping， it's as if my feelings are going upward to the sky。 Really， my urge to be swallowed up by the sky is enough make my heart quiver。 When I'm jumping， I can feel my body parts really well， too- my bounding legs and my clapping hands-that makes me feels， so good。""Just by looking at nature， I feel as if I'm being swallowed up into it， and in that moment I get the sensation that my body's now a speck， a special long before I was born， a speck melting into nature itself。。。 Nature calms me down when I'm furious， and laughs with me when I'm happy。 。。 I'll always cherish the part of me that thinks of nature as a friend。" 。。。more
S R
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Un libro muy interesante para ver el interior de Naoki como persona autista。
Rebecca
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An indispensable book for all people， but particularly for those living or working with people with autism。 This first-hand account of life with autism is gripping， informative， empathetic and vital。 To have an experiential， rather than theoretical book on this topic， is invaluable。 One I will return to many times。
Graham King
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Such a beautiful book。 My youngest son was diagnosed with autism this week， this book provides a wonderful insight into the mind of an autistic person， and gave me a great insight into some traits I recognise in my little boy。 Would recommend it to everyone。
Charlotte O'Donnell-Duvillard
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such an amazing book - it’s really insightful into how autistic people think， even though it’s a very personal journey for everyone。 personally I found the courage and understanding of this young boy of 13 so heartwarming and wholesome which definitely made the book for me。 I think everyone should read this book to gain insight and understanding particularly if you have an autistic family member such as myself
Joseph Emma
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For a brief moment， sense the world in a totally new way。
Michelle Bellman
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As a parent of a child with autism， this book touched my soul。 I so badly want to know what my son is thinking and this gives me a glimpse of what may be going on inside his mind。 I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn more about autism and what it means to be autistic。
Jessie Seymour
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I wish I had liked this more than I did。 It's been sitting on my TBR for a while， and when I saw that the audiobook was only two and a half hours I thought now was a good time to give it a go。 I don't really know what I was expecting。 I guess I wanted more facts or science， but I don't know why I thought a 13-year-old would be able to give that to me。 For what it was - explanations from a young teen with autism - the book was fine。 And I did enjoy being able to hear what autism is really like st I wish I had liked this more than I did。 It's been sitting on my TBR for a while， and when I saw that the audiobook was only two and a half hours I thought now was a good time to give it a go。 I don't really know what I was expecting。 I guess I wanted more facts or science， but I don't know why I thought a 13-year-old would be able to give that to me。 For what it was - explanations from a young teen with autism - the book was fine。 And I did enjoy being able to hear what autism is really like straight from the horse's mouth。 It offered a new perspective and helped remove the stigma that autism is synonymous with "unintelligent" or "childish。" I see where I can be better about how I interact with someone who's autistic in the future， and for that， I'm very grateful。But I also feel like the book was a little redundant。 The same questions seemed to be asked， just worded differently， and therefore， the answers felt very similar。 As the book went along， the information became less interesting and more repetitive。 Rather than the Q&A style， I would have preferred those often-similar questions being mentioned just once and then having a much more thorough reply。 I just felt that everything was very generalized， and I guess I was looking for a little more meat on the bones， so to speak。 But again， this author was only 13 at the time of writing this book， and I have to applaud that and give credit where it's due。 I certainly recognize the accomplishment of Naoki Higashida regardless of my personal opinion。 。。。more
Nu
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The non-reviewAs a mother of a beautiful daughter who is Autistic， I was eager to read this book。 To explore the pages and delve into the mind of a child who IS Autistic。 Maybe on some level， I was fishing for insight to further 'see' my own daughter。 That， maybe， maybe， I would somehow peer into a magical window that would allow me to fully understand from HER perspective。I am honestly very emotional after reading this。。。 because the more I look and the more I read， the more I realise certain The non-reviewAs a mother of a beautiful daughter who is Autistic， I was eager to read this book。 To explore the pages and delve into the mind of a child who IS Autistic。 Maybe on some level， I was fishing for insight to further 'see' my own daughter。 That， maybe， maybe， I would somehow peer into a magical window that would allow me to fully understand from HER perspective。I am honestly very emotional after reading this。。。 because the more I look and the more I read， the more I realise certain truths， but the kicker？ I would not stop reading and searching。So maybe I didn't find this as "helpful" to further understanding the perspective of an Autistic person。 Maybe it IS my calling to be the one to understand from the outside and not the inside。 Maybe I am simply meant to do what I can to help where I can。 Ultimately， I am a mother and I will not stop， I cannot stop， ever。 。。。more
Keshia
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There were many insights into Autism that I really enjoyed reading about in this book。 As someone who works with students on the Autism spectrum， I kept wondering if any of them feel the same way as the author。 I do caution that in this book the author kind of has readers assuming that each person with Autism feels as he does。 Take that with a grain of salt。 Each person is unique。 Still， I really did enjoy this book！
Aaron Levene
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