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Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man'S Voice From The Silence Of Autism,New
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From The Author Of The Bestselling The Reason I Jump, An Extraordinary Selfportrait Of A Young Adult With Autismessential Reading For Parents And Teachers Of Those With Autism Who Remain Nonverbal.Temple Grandinnaoki Higashida Was Only Thirteen When He Wrote The Reason I Jump, A Revelatory Account Of Autism From The Inside By A Nonverbal Japanese Child, Which Became An International Success. Now, In Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8, He Shares His Thoughts And Experiences As A Young Man Living Each Day With Severe Autism. In Short, Powerful Chapters, Higashida Explores School Memories, Family Relationships, The Exhilaration Of Travel, And The Difficulties Of Speech. He Also Allows Readers To Experience Profound Moments We Take For Granted, Like The Thoughtsteps Necessary For Him To Register That Its Raining Outside. 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.With An Introduction By The Bestselling Novelist David Mitchell, Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8 Also Includes A Dreamlike Short Story Higashida Wrote Especially For The U.S. Edition. 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. However Often He Falls Down, He Always Gets Back Up.Praise For Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8[Naoki Higashidas] Success As A Writer Now Transcends His Diagnosis. . . . His Relative Isolationwith Words As His Primary Connection To The Outside Worldhas Allowed Him To Fully Develop The Powers Of Observation That Are Necessary For Good Writing, And He Has Developed Rich, Deep Perspectives On Ideas That Many Take For Granted. . . . The Diversity Of Higashidas Writing, In Both Subject And Style, Fits Together Like A Jigsaw Puzzle Of Life Put In Place With Humor And Thoughtfulness.The Japan Timesprofound Insights About What The Struggle Of Living With Autism Is Really Like . . . Once Again, The Invitation To Step Inside Higashidas Mind Is Irresistible.London Evening Standardnaoki Higashidas Lyrical And Heartfelt Account Of His Condition Is A Gift To Anyone Involved With The Same Challenges. . . . Higashida Shows A Delicate Regard For The Difficulties His Condition Creates . . . And Is Adept At Explaining His Experiences In Language That Makes Sense To Neurotypicals.The Guardian
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