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

The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida -- 135 pages

"Why don't you talk?"
"Why do you flutter your fingers in front of your eyes?"
"Why do you wander away?"
"Why don't you look people in the eyes?"

Question by question, Naoki explains with clarity and self-awareness the struggles of having autism and why he does what he does, enlightening us to the way the autistic mind works. It's a one-of-a-kind autobiography.