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Naoki Higashida
Naoki Higashida was born in Kimitsu, Japan in 1992. He was diagnosed with severe autism in 1998 and subsequently attended a school for students with special needs, then (by corresp...view moreNaoki Higashida was born in Kimitsu, Japan in 1992. He was diagnosed with severe autism in 1998 and subsequently attended a school for students with special needs, then (by correspondence) Atmark Cosmopolitan High School, graduating in 2011. Having learnt to use a method of communication based on an alphabet grid, Naoki wrote The Reason I Jump when he was thirteen and it was published in Japan in 2007. He has published several books since, from autobiographical accounts about living with autism to fairy tales, poems and illustrated books, and writes a regular blog. Despite his communication challenges, he also gives presentations about life on the autistic spectrum throughout Japan and works to raise awareness about autism. In 2011 he appeared in director Gerry Wurzburg's documentary on the subject, Wretches & Jabberers.view less
Books by Naoki Higashida
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Naoki Higashida
Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5