The reason I jump

By:

Higashida, Naoki

Publication details: London : Sceptre, 2015Description: 184pISBN:

9781444776775

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

PZ HIG

Summary: What is it like to have autism? How can we know what a person - especially a child - with autism is thinking and feeling? This groundbreaking book, written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen, provides some answers. Severely autistic and non-verbal, Naoki learnt to communicate by using a 'cardboard keyboard' - and what he has to say gives a rare insight into an autistically-wired mind. He explains behaviour he's aware can be baffling such as why he likes to jump and why some people with autism dislike being touched; he describes how he perceives and navigates the world, sharing his thoughts and feelings about time, life, beauty and nature; and he offers an unforgettable short story. Proving that people with autism do not lack imagination, humour or empathy.

List(s) this item appears in: Stenhouse Library - Recreational Reads | Stenhouse Library New Books 2022 | Homerton: Personal narratives reading list | Homerton: Focus on Autism | Whittington Wellbeing Room Collection

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Class number	Status	Barcode
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) EWMHS Thurrock	Wellbeing	WS745 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	NELFTT02968
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Acorn Centre	Wellbeing	WS745 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	NELFTT03082
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Brookside	Wellbeing	WS745 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	NELFTT03109
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves		WM 203.5 HIG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	HOM2682
Book	Stenhouse Library (Kingston Hospital) Shelves		PZ HIG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	ST00129
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves		WELLBEING ROOM COLLECTION - RWYP HAG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00013390

What is it like to have autism? How can we know what a person - especially a child - with autism is thinking and feeling? This groundbreaking book, written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen, provides some answers. Severely autistic and non-verbal, Naoki learnt to communicate by using a 'cardboard keyboard' - and what he has to say gives a rare insight into an autistically-wired mind. He explains behaviour he's aware can be baffling such as why he likes to jump and why some people with autism dislike being touched; he describes how he perceives and navigates the world, sharing his thoughts and feelings about time, life, beauty and nature; and he offers an unforgettable short story. Proving that people with autism do not lack imagination, humour or empathy.

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