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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
gls_merch's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Written be child diagnosed with autism, the book helpfully gives insights into his mind. The book is structured as a Q&A and he provides answers from his POV. The strength of the book is his honest thoughts and opinions about what is happening mentally and emotionally. As the reader, you begin to sympathize with all the challenges an autist goes through in daily life. However, these thoughts and opinions are also it's greatest weakness. These thoughts aren't backed by medical or scientific data. I believe too often the author explains away his actions or behaviors due to an inability to control them. While he mentions prompting and other behavioral therapies, I don't think it's emphasized enough as a way to overcome many of these deficits. Overall, the book is a good read to get background understanding around autism but I wouldn't treat it as the definitive work on the subject.
angelastaples's review against another edition
5.0
I found this book absorbing and insightful. I'd really recommend it for anyone who wants to understand autism better. My full review and reflections here.
lissybeth91's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
delanied03's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
manderzreadz's review against another edition
4.0
I was loving this book then I looked up the controversy of it being just a book to placate worrying parents on their students with autism and that the author, a teenager with autism, was not the actual writer and former of these thoughts.
If he is, this book is the best I’ve read on the insight to how people with autism think.
If he isn’t, it’s a book trying to give hope to parents and not shedding any true light on the people and issues in our society that really matter.
If he is, this book is the best I’ve read on the insight to how people with autism think.
If he isn’t, it’s a book trying to give hope to parents and not shedding any true light on the people and issues in our society that really matter.
senquezada29's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent book. His emotional intelligence and clarity of thought are beyond his 13 years that he had when writing this book. There are parts that brought tears to my eyes and that I could relate to so much. I absolutely recommend this book whether you have a friend/relative on the autism spectrum or not.