Fall down 7 times get up 8 : a young man's voice from the silence of autism
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Published
New York : Random House, [2017].
Edition
First edition., English edition.
Physical Desc
xxiii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction
616.85882 H634
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616.85882 H634
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Published
New York : Random House, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition., English edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"The author of the bestselling phenomenon The Reason I Jump returns with a unique memoir about life as a young adult with severe autism. With an introduction by David Mitchell, who translated this book with his wife, KA Yoshida, this extraordinary new work explores education, identity, family, society, and personal growth, opening a window into the mind of its nonverbal author and providing remarkable insights into autism in general"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Naoki Higashida wrote The Reason I Jump as a 13-year-old boy. Now, he shares his thoughts and experiences as a 24-year old young man with severe autism. In short, powerful chapters, he explores education, identity, family, society and personal growth. 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. Introduced by award-winning author David Mitchell (co-translator with his wife, KA Yoshida), this book is part memoir, part critique of a world that sees disabilities ahead of disabled people. It is a self-portrait-in-progress of a young man who happens to have autism, and who wants to help us understand it better"--,Provided by publisher.
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