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008			220203b2013 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781444776775
060			_aPZ HIG
100	1		_aHigashida, Naoki
245	1	4	_aThe reason I jump
260			_aLondon : _bSceptre, _c2015
300			_a184p
520			_aWhat 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.
650			_aAutobiography: general
650			_aCoping with illness & specific conditions
650			_aAutistic Disorder
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999			_c43002 _d43002