The No 1 Sunday Times & New York Times bestseller Written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen this remarkable book provides a rare insight into the often baffling behaviour of autistic children Using a question & answer format Naoki explains things like why he talks loudly or repeats the same questions what causes him to have panic attacks & why he likes to jump He also shows the way he thinks & feels about his world
- other people nature time & beauty & himself Abundantly proving that people with autism do possess imagination humour & empathy he also makes clear how badly they need our compassion patience & understanding David Mitchell & his wife have translated Naoki&s book so that it might help others dealing with autism & generally illuminate a little-understood condition It gives us an exceptional chance to enter the mind of another & see the world from a strange & fascinating perspective The book also features eleven original illustrations inspired by Naoki&s words by the artistic duo Kai & Sunny