Reviews
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida
pixiebell_reads87's review against another edition
5.0
Very simple but really inciteful. I will stop and pay better attention from now on!
julie_isabel007's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
remarkableinchworm's review against another edition
4.0
A remarkable book, made more impressive by the effort this boy must have put into writing it.
samuelcahoon's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely, educational, moving. Quick read. Somewhat repetitive. But overall a really great read.
whitmc's review against another edition
5.0
After reading The Kiss Quotient I wanted to know more about the day to day life experiences of someone with autism. This was recommended at the end of the Kiss Quotient and I snagged it and was blown away. Written by a 13-year old Japanese boy with autism, who used a cardboard keyboard to communicate, he gives surprisingly straightforward insight into his world, life, and the world of autism. It's a quick and insightful read that honestly, anyone who exists in this world should read.
allison_f_2023's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a little skeptical that the author is who he says he is. It seems like it would be hard for anyone to express their thought patterns, etc., and he seems to know a lot about what "normal" people think. But I still liked it, and I'm willing to believe.
rebbemcc's review against another edition
3.0
A little too tenderly written for me at parts. But I enjoyed the writing and being pulled into this boy's thoughts.
radiojen's review against another edition
2.0
I have my doubts
About halfway through, I had this suspicion that this book may not have actually been written by who the book claims to have been written by. I did some research and learned that I'm not the only one to have had that feeling. I do not have a child with autism, but I do have a cousin whose son has severe autism, and plenty of friend who are raising children at all different levels on the spectrum. I had high hopes this book would offer hope, but my gut feeling is that it's little more than snake oil. I would like to think I'm wrong, but if the other reports I've read are true, this boy author never actually even made an appearance on the so-called documentary based on this book.
All that said, if you're still thinking of reading it, the format was easy to read, set up in a question & answer format. The author repeatedly asks the reader to be patient with people with autism & to not fuss at them. A lot of the information presented chapter after chapter is quite repetitive.
About halfway through, I had this suspicion that this book may not have actually been written by who the book claims to have been written by. I did some research and learned that I'm not the only one to have had that feeling. I do not have a child with autism, but I do have a cousin whose son has severe autism, and plenty of friend who are raising children at all different levels on the spectrum. I had high hopes this book would offer hope, but my gut feeling is that it's little more than snake oil. I would like to think I'm wrong, but if the other reports I've read are true, this boy author never actually even made an appearance on the so-called documentary based on this book.
All that said, if you're still thinking of reading it, the format was easy to read, set up in a question & answer format. The author repeatedly asks the reader to be patient with people with autism & to not fuss at them. A lot of the information presented chapter after chapter is quite repetitive.