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Amazing. Loved this book! Never underestimate a child with autism. A must read for anyone touched by autism!
Lovely quick read
Its amazing that this book was written by a 13 year old child but it was so very enlightening and moving to read about his life and what he was thinking. It shed light on some of the behaviors I've witnessed from my past working with special needs people. Really moving and worthwhile to read.
Its amazing that this book was written by a 13 year old child but it was so very enlightening and moving to read about his life and what he was thinking. It shed light on some of the behaviors I've witnessed from my past working with special needs people. Really moving and worthwhile to read.
"Normal people think we're highly dependent and can't live without ongoing support, but in fact there are times when we're stoic heroes."
It always amazes me how strong people can be. Hearing Naoki's own words and the struggles that he suffers on a minute by minute basis everyday of his life, I can't imagine where the courage to go on comes from. He is so intelligent and strong-spirited. At only thirteen years old he understands the world better than most grown people ever do or ever will. Individuals who are born with autism are some of the strongest people in the world. They face challenges everyday that are worse than the ones we come in encounter with. Naoki's message is clear: never give up on your fellow man, because while you might think you have it hard, he/she may be carrying a weight a hundred times greater than you.
It always amazes me how strong people can be. Hearing Naoki's own words and the struggles that he suffers on a minute by minute basis everyday of his life, I can't imagine where the courage to go on comes from. He is so intelligent and strong-spirited. At only thirteen years old he understands the world better than most grown people ever do or ever will. Individuals who are born with autism are some of the strongest people in the world. They face challenges everyday that are worse than the ones we come in encounter with. Naoki's message is clear: never give up on your fellow man, because while you might think you have it hard, he/she may be carrying a weight a hundred times greater than you.
3.75 The end threw me off. It didn’t go with the rest of the story . As all people are different and different issues this book did hit a lot of questions and I now have answers. I listen to it with my autistic son and we did agree on a lot of it.
The Reason I Read [b:The Reason I Jump The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism|16113737|The Reason I Jump The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism|Naoki Higashida|https:d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1384018847s/16113737.jpg|22016567]: The Outer Thoughts of a Twenty-Something with Skepticism.
I do not personally know any one with autism. I do, however, see a blinding amount of Facebook posts by one mother with two autistic children. Daily posts of their triumps and failures leave me feeling slightly annoyed. I admit (get ready to condemn me to hell for this comment) that I often think (or say outloud to Jake), "Maybe she just needs to stop babying them so damn much."
This is why I decided to read this book. I felt ignorant, and I was hoping this book would relieve me of some of that ignorance.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
While I can't quote exact lines because my e-book library loan expired, I know that I found many of the lines to be surprising and touching. As someone who needs to be very expressive and relay my feelings to all those who careand also to those who couldn't give a crap about my feelings, I found the idea of being "trapped" and unable to relay thoughts and feelings properly absolutely terrifying.
Whether everything is legit and really written by a thirteen-year-old does not concern me; I was just happy to be offered a little bit of an explanation even if it was just one person.
This is a short, quick read. I had to force myself to save a little bit for the next day. It gets pretty repetitive, but I think not digesting it all in a sitting or two would help with this.
A beautiful little book.
4 Stars
I do not personally know any one with autism. I do, however, see a blinding amount of Facebook posts by one mother with two autistic children. Daily posts of their triumps and failures leave me feeling slightly annoyed. I admit (get ready to condemn me to hell for this comment) that I often think (or say outloud to Jake), "Maybe she just needs to stop babying them so damn much."
This is why I decided to read this book. I felt ignorant, and I was hoping this book would relieve me of some of that ignorance.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
While I can't quote exact lines because my e-book library loan expired, I know that I found many of the lines to be surprising and touching. As someone who needs to be very expressive and relay my feelings to all those who care
Whether everything is legit and really written by a thirteen-year-old does not concern me; I was just happy to be offered a little bit of an explanation even if it was just one person.
This is a short, quick read. I had to force myself to save a little bit for the next day. It gets pretty repetitive, but I think not digesting it all in a sitting or two would help with this.
A beautiful little book.
4 Stars
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