' Composed by a writer still with one foot in childhood, & whose autism was at least as challenging & life-defining as our son's, THE REASON I JUMP was a revelatory godsend. Reading it felt as if, for the first time, our own son was talking to us about what was happening inside his head.' Written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen, this remarkable book explains the often baffling behaviour of autistic children & shows the way they think & feel
- such as about the people around them, time & beauty, noise, & themselves. Naoki abundantly proves that autistic people do possess imagination, humour & empathy, but also makes clear, with great poignancy, how badly they need our compassion, patience & understanding.