The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and non-verbal thirteen-year-old boy with autism, The Reason I Jump is a one-of-a-kind memoir that presents how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. This is a must read for parents, family members and friends who are trying to find ways to get inside the head of an autistic loved one.  

In the book, which was written with the use of a special alphabet grid, Higahida "describes the difficulty of expressing through words what the brain wants to say, the challege of focusing and ordering experience, the obsessiveness of repetition, the comfort found in actions that others might find odd, and the frustration of being the source of others' frustration." - Kirkus Reviews