The Reason I Jump

OneofthemostremarkablebooksIveeverread.Itstrulymoving，eye-opening，incrediblyvivid.JonStewart，"TheDailyShow"NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYNPR"TheWallStreetJournalBloombergBusinessBookish"FINALISTFORTHEBOOKSFORABETTERLIFEFIRSTBOOKAWARD"NEWYORKTIMES"BESTSELLERYouveneverreadabooklike"TheReasonIJump."WrittenbyNaokiHigashida，averysmart，veryself-aware，andverycharmingthirteen-year-oldboywithautism，itisaone-of-a-kindmemoirthatdemonstrateshowanautisticmindthinks，feels，perceives，andrespondsinwaysfewofuscanimagine.Parentsandfamilymemberswhoneverthoughttheycouldgetinsidetheheadoftheirautisticlovedoneatlasthaveawaytobreakthroughtothecurious，subtle，andcomplexlifewithin.Usinganalphabetgridtopainstakinglyconstructwords，sentences，andthoughtsthatheisunabletospeakoutloud，Naokianswerseventhemostdelicatequestionsthatpeoplewanttoknow.Questionssuchas:Whydopeoplewithautismtalksoloudlyandweirdly?Whydoyoulineupyourtoycarsandblocks?Whydontyoumakeeyecontactwhenyouretalking?andWhatsthereasonyoujump?(Naokisanswer:WhenImjumping，itsasifmyfeelingsaregoingupwardtothesky.)Withdisarminghonestyandagenerousheart，Naokishareshisuniquepointofviewonnotonlyautismbutlifeitself.Hisinsightsintothemysteryofwords，thewondersoflaughter，andtheelusivenessofmemoryaresostartling，sostrange，andsopowerfulthatyouwillneverlookattheworldthesamewayagain.Inhisintroduction，bestsellingnovelistDavidMitchellwritesthatNaokiswordsallowedhimtofeel，forthefirsttime，asifhisownautisticchildwasexplainingwhatwashappeninginhismind.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythat"TheReasonIJump"allowedmetoroundacornerinourrelationship.ThistranslationwasalaboroflovebyDavidandhiswife，KAYoshida，sotheydbeabletosharethatfeelingwithfriends，thewiderautismcommunity，andbeyond.Naokisbook，initsbeauty，truthfulness，andsimplicity，isagifttobeshared.Praisefor"TheReasonIJump"Thisisanintimatebook，onethatbringsreadersrightintoanautisticmind."ChicagoTribune"(EditorsChoice)Amazingtimesamillion.WhoopiGoldberg，"People""TheReasonIJump"isaRosettastone....Thisbooktakesaboutninetyminutestoread，anditwillstretchyourvisionofwhatitistobehuman.AndrewSolomon，"TheTimes"(U.K.)Extraordinary，moving，andjeweledwithepiphanies."TheBostonGlobe"Smallbutprofound...[Higashidas]startling，movinginsightsofferararelookinsidetheautisticmind."Parade""