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Fall down 7 times get up 8, a young man's voice from the silence of autism, Naoki Higashida ; introduced by David Mitchell ; translated by David Mitchell and KA Yoshida

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Fall down 7 times get up 8, a young man's voice from the silence of autism, Naoki Higashida ; introduced by David Mitchell ; translated by David Mitchell and KA Yoshida

Language

eng

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autobiography

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fall down 7 times get up 8

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Naoki Higashida ; introduced by David Mitchell ; translated by David Mitchell and KA Yoshida

Sub title

a young man's voice from the silence of autism

Summary

Naoki Higashida met international success with "The reason I jump", a revelatory account of life as a thirteen-year-old with non-verbal autism. Now he offers an equally illuminating insight into autism from his perspective as a young adult. In concise, engaging pieces, he shares his thoughts and feelings on a broad menu of topics ranging from school experiences to family relationships, the exhilaration of travel to the difficulties of speech. Aware of how mystifying his behaviour can appear to others, Higashida describes the effect on him of such commonplace things as a sudden change of plan, or the mental steps he has to take simply to register that it's raining. Throughout, his aim is to foster a better understanding of autism and to encourage those with disabilities to be seen as people, not as problems

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adult

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Fall down seven times get up eight

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