The reason i jump book6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() The book was translated from Japanese to English and is now a best seller around the world. Naoki does not however receive any type of physical assistance or facilitation while using the alphabet board. My initial reaction when I heard this was concern that they used facilitated communication which is not an evidence based practice. This relatively low tech augmentative communication device is how he communicates in his daily life and he has written some poems as well. As stated in the forward by David Mitchell, “The book goes much further than providing information, however: it offers up proof that locked inside the helpless-seeming autistic body is a mind as curious, subtle and complex as yours, as mine, as anyone’s”Įven though the author, Naoki is nonverbal, he was able to write the book with the use of an alphabet board. Unlike some of the other books on the market about autism written by parents, or professionals, this first-person account gives insight into what life is like for individuals with autism. His autism impacts him to the point where he is non-verbal. ![]() This is a fascinating book written by a 13-year old boy from Japan who experiences autism. By Naoki Higashida Summary of the story/book content: Title of the book: The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism. ![]()
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