{"product_id":"2940170117123","title":"Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump\u003c\/i\u003e, an extraordinary self-portrait of life as a young adult with autism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Reason I Jump, \u003c\/i\u003ea revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal Japanese child, which became an international success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now he shares his thoughts and experiences as a twenty-four-year-old 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 thought-steps necessary for him to register that it's 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With an introduction by bestselling novelist David Mitchell, \u003ci\u003eFall Down 7 Times Get Up 8\u003c\/i\u003e also includes a dreamlike short story Higashida wrote especially for this 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eFall Down 7 Times Get Up 8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Vibrant . . . In Mitchell and Yoshida's deft translation, Higashida conveys this isolating mindset and his yearnings for connection and self-expression, in direct, evocative proseamp;mdash;his compulsive, restless motion, he writes, is 'instinctual, like a wild animal running over a wide plain'amp;mdash;that provides readers with a window into a previously unknowable world.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Illuminating . . . Autism is a mysterious neurological condition. . . . Higashida gives us a thoughtful view of the art of living well in its shadow.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Readers will find this older Higashida not only eloquent and thoughtful, but also wise, measured and, most of all, kind.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;Temple Grandin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Autistic Brain \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Thinking in Pictures\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling insight on every single page, gently challenging assumptions you didn't even know you held on how others 'should' process the social and physical environments around us.\"\u003cb\u003eamp;mdash;Ellen Notbohm, author of \u003ci\u003eTen Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169691648240,"sku":"2940170117123","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170117123_p0.jpg?v=1763702436","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170117123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}