{"product_id":"the-reason-i-jump-the-inner-voice-of-a-thirteen-year-old-boy-with-autism-9780812994865","title":"The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most remarkable books I've ever read. It's truly moving, eye-opening, incredibly vivid.\"--Jon Stewart, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR - \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg Business - Bookish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE FIRST BOOK AWARD - \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou've never read a book like \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Questions such as: \"Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?\" \"Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?\" \"Why don't you make eye contact when you're talking?\" and \"What's the reason you jump?\" (Naoki's answer: \"When I'm jumping, it's as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.\") With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. His insights--into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory--are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his introduction, bestselling novelist David Mitchell writes that Naoki's words allowed him to feel, for the first time, as if his own autistic child was explaining what was happening in his mind. \"It is no exaggeration to say that \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e allowed me to round a corner in our relationship.\" This translation was a labor of love by David and his wife, KA Yoshida, so they'd be able to share that feeling with friends, the wider autism community, and beyond. Naoki's book, in its beauty, truthfulness, and simplicity, is a gift to be shared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is an intimate book, one that brings readers right into an autistic mind.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/i\u003e(Editor's Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Amazing times a million.\"\u003cb\u003e--Whoopi Goldberg, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e is a Rosetta stone. . . . This book takes about ninety minutes to read, and it will stretch your vision of what it is to be human.\"\u003cb\u003e--Andrew Solomon, \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(U.K.)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Extraordinary, moving, and jeweled with epiphanies.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Small but profound . . .  Higashida's] startling, moving insights offer a rare look inside the autistic mind.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812994865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.14w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Books for a Better Life - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Books for a Better Life - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2013 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/03\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/16\/2013 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e165557 \/ Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Naoki Higashida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644466983068,"sku":"9780812994865","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_02565999-fd18-40e7-abee-24eae8dcebd2.jpg?v=1603858698","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-reason-i-jump-the-inner-voice-of-a-thirteen-year-old-boy-with-autism-9780812994865","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}