Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (678 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M2BCXTT |
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| Number of Pages | : | 562 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Both moving and of practical use, this book opens a window into the mind of an inspiring young man who meets every challenge with tenacity and good humor. Acutely aware of how strange his behavior can appear to others, he aims throughout to foster a better understanding of autism and to encourage society to see people with disabilities as people, not as problems. Higashida gives us a thoughtful view of the art of living well in its shadow.”—Kirkus Reviews “Readers will find this older Higashida not only eloquent and thoughtful, but also wise
This book gave me insight into my daughter with autism that will change my parenting forever I must admit I have owned the previous book by this author, "The Reason I Jump" for several years and haven't read it. I have a daughter with low-functioning, low verbal autism, and something in me wanted to feel very sure that the writing was truly the thoughts of the author before I read the book. When I was preparing to review this second book, I first went back and read the first one, and was quite blown away by all the insight I gained into the mind of a person like my daughter. The second book, like the first, is translated by David Mitchell, and I found his introduction very informative. He talked about the methodology Naoki Higa. Outstanding look into the world of autism Higashida is on the spectrum; he was nonverbal for a long time and even today he struggles with expressing himself verbally; he has what he calls restricted speech. He finds it easier many times to use his computer or a spelling board to communicate. When he was thirteen he wrote his first book, ‘The Reason I Jump’ to try and explain some of his actions to neurotypical folks. His new book, written as a 2Outstanding look into the world of autism Laurie A. Brown Higashida is on the spectrum; he was nonverbal for a long time and even today he struggles with expressing himself verbally; he has what he calls restricted speech. He finds it easier many times to use his computer or a spelling board to communicate. When he was thirteen he wrote his first book, ‘The Reason I Jump’ to try and explain some of his actions to neurotypical folks. His new book, written as a 24 year old, takes that further, telling us what it’s like to live in his world. It includes some of his ‘aha’ moments, when he figured out things that most of us take for granted. His is a life of anxiety an. year old, takes that further, telling us what it’s like to live in his world. It includes some of his ‘aha’ moments, when he figured out things that most of us take for granted. His is a life of anxiety an. Beautiful glimpse into the mind and inner life of a young man with autism. Wow. This book is startling, compassionate, articulate and down-to-earth. It is a collection of short essays by a non-verbal autistic young man who can communicate by touching a board with an alphabet grid. The reader gets an inside view of what it means to have severe autism - and this book unlocks the inner world of a tender-hearted, thoughtful young man whose greatest desire is to be able to speak love and gratitude to his loving parents and the teachers who have helped him. He writes about his school experiences, positive and negative. He writes about the thought processes - his mother says, "it's raining!" and runs to take the laundry o
Until he was able to communicate with his alphabet grid, his loneliness was agony. Readers will find this older Higashida not only eloquent and thoughtful, but also wise, measured and, most of all, kind.”—BookPage “Readers open to the benefits of differences, including ‘neurodiversity,’ will feel grateful that Higashida can use a typewriter-like alphabet grid to communicate and share his inner life in this can-do memoir.”—Booklist“Now that Naoki Higashida is a young adult, he has developed rich inner thoughts and he strives to learn more about the world around him. Naoki maintains that to avoid impairment of personal development, he must have contact with ‘some of the hardships other people endure.’ This book is essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal.”—Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain
He graduated from high school in 2011 and lives in Kimitsu, Japan. He is an advocate, motivational speaker, and the author of several books of fiction and non-fiction. . With KA Yoshida, Mitchell co-translated from the Japanese the international bestselling memoir, The Reason I Jump. His book The Reason I Jump was an international bestseller. NAOKI HIGASHIDA was born in 1992 and was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan. He lives in