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    La razón por la que salto

    By Naoki Higashida

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    Un libro que otorga voz a aquellos niños autistas que ni siquiera tienen la capacidad de comunicarse verbalmente, que explica sus comportamientos; aquello que adoran y odian; las sensaciones que les produce nuestra actitud incrédula o temerosa…Igual que La escafandra y la mariposa o Wonder, La razón por la que salto conmueve y es un canto a la vida.

    LanguageEspañol
    PublisherRoca editorial
    Release dateApr 3, 2014
    ISBN9788499188171
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    La razón por la que salto
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    Naoki Higashida

    Naoki Higashida nació en Kimitsu, Japón en 1992. Se le diagnosticó autismo en 1998 y se graduó en 2011. Es autor de varios libros y mantiene un blog en el que escribe con regularidad. A pesar de su dificultad para comunicarse, ha conseguido dar charlas sobre autismo en Japón con el propósito de hacer esta condición más presente y reconocible en la sociedad. Naoki escribió La razón por la que salto cuando tenía 13 años. David Mitchell es autor de la reconocida novela El atlas de las nubes, que fue finalista del Man Booker Prize y ganadora de los British Book Awards Best Literary Fiction y South Bank Show Literature Prize. En 2003, fue seleccionado entre los mejores autores jóvenes de la revista Granta. Vive en Irlanda con su esposa y su hija.

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    Reviews for La razón por la que salto

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    • 3/5
      An amazing book that everyone should, giving an insight into the mind of a boy with Autism and his view on the world and how it interacts with him.
    • 4/5
      Written by a boy with autism. Insightful and touching. A very quick read.
    • 5/5
      An incredible book. This was not on my to-read list, but it ended up in a box of books donated to our library and I was curious. A 13-year-old boy with autism was taught to use an alphabet grid to communicate. The result is an intimate look into the thoughts and emotions of someone with autism. His entries are a half-page to a page long on average, mostly in a Q&A form. I loved learning things such as, "It's very difficult for us to know someone's there and that they're talking to us . . . so it would help us a great deal if you could just use our names first to get our attention, before you start talking to us." I wrote a research paper on autism when I was in college many years ago. Then it was widely believed that those with autism were unable to connect with other people and were were living in some kind of world of their own. This book shatters that theory. I am so glad I read it and will recommend it to students (and adults) of all ages.
    • 5/5
      Very interesting inside exploration of autism by a young man who attempts to explain the experience of being autistic and the "why" behind some typical autistic habits. A lovely, compassionate boo.
    • 4/5
      Short and to the point, this book is exactly what it promises, the work of a 13 year old boy with Autism. He answers questions, as simply as he can, as well as share stories from his life and his work. It is beautiful in its simplicity, and should be read by everyone with a spare hour in their lives.
    • 3/5
      This short book mostly consists of questions and answers from a Japanese autistic boy as he talks about how we sees the world. There is some controversy around how much those answers have been embellished by his transcribers and translators. I found the book interesting because I welcomed any insights into Naoki's perspective--and most of all, I see several pages in this book as starting points for discussions with my own son, who is twelve and autistic.
    • 5/5
      Wonderfully moving book, from the introduction to the end. David Mitchell writes the introduction. He talks about the book in connection to his son's autism. Wonderful book should be required reading by anyone who works with or lives with someone who had autism.This is a book I'll be sharing - perhaps buying copies for friends and coworkers.
    • 5/5
      The clarity with which I can understand the author's point of view is astounding. This is both a wonderful personal story, and also a way to better understand people whose brains work differently than mine. I was touched and felt so many (generally positive) emotions while reading this. I highly recommend it.
    • 3/5
      This must be an exciting read for people that have loved ones suffering from autism and a great comfort to have explanations for some of their many questions.
    • 4/5
      It's always great to get new perspectives and open your mind a little. This book was written by a 13 year old boy with autism and it has some of my favorite quotes I've ever read. "Every single thing has its own unique beauty. People with autism get to cherish this beauty, as if it's a kind of blessing given to us. Wherever we go, whatever we do, we can never be completely lonely. We may look like we're not with anyone, but we're always in the company of friends." - reading these words opened my mind to a different world and it was really cemented with the short story Naoki Higashida wrote that was included at the end of his Q&A session throughout the entire book. What I got out of this book is that people with autism have a mind that feels like it's on a different reality than ours. We think we see things clearly and vividly when the reality is that they have a much more heightened perception around them. Sometimes what we see as a struggle is just them being overwhelmed by every detail we overlook. We all have different ways of coping with our emotions and so do they: "Everybody has a heart that can be touched by something. Crying isn't necessarily about sadness or meltdowns or being upset. I'd like you to bear that in mind, if you would" ---I mean how relatable is that? This boy that had struggled with communicating in general being able to really break down feelings and emotions much better than most people I know absolutely blew my mind. I highly recommend this.The only thing that stops me from giving this a perfect review is that I feel like something was lost in translation but I know how hard it can be giving the same feeling and meaning to a different language. It just makes me wish I knew Japanese and just read it in its original text.
    • 4/5
      Short but powerful book. View from inside the world of autism.
    • 5/5
      Incredible insight into the thoughts and experiences of autistic people. They are now my heroes.
    • 3/5
      This book made me sad more than anything. The life he describes seems so awful. At the same time, I am surprised at the level of writing and eloquence to come out of this young boy. Was it translated directly from this boy's quotes, or re-written to sound better? I don't know. The message was good, the insight was good. Sad though.
    • 3/5
      autism, first person account, insights, explainations,
    • 3/5
      Very interesting especially the bit about why they flap their hands in front of their faces as a way of filtering light. Daniel Tammet in Born on a Blue Day said he was fortunate in that he could articulate how his mind works and what he finds comforting. I believe he's also met Mr. Higashida. By writing and sharing how the world looks from their viewpoint the rest of us learn
    • 4/5
      A unique perspective coming from a thirteen year old child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The book is laid out with common questions one might ask of a person with Autism and he gives a short reply. Do some things seem not to make much sense? Sure. But, it is a child with Autism writing, it not a Greek scholar. He says "We are misunderstood, and we'd give anything if only we could be understood properly."

      I think some of the reviews are harsh. And from people not fully aware of the DSM 5 Diagnostic Criteria. Or, if they are aware they just tend to be closed minded. I have a child with an Autistic Spectrum disorder and have also worked as a social worker for children with Autism Spectrum disorders.

      Do I think this child could have written this book or communicated in this way? Absolutely. Every child with an Autism Spectrum disorder is uniquely different. The Diagnostic criteria has changed and is now rated on severity of ASD. I think some reviewers are trying to make it sound as though it is not possible. They are putting him and his disorder into a small neat perfect box for Autism. Unfortunately, it does not work that way.

      Yes, the author does use the words "we" and "us" often. As if he is speaking for the masses of people with Autism. But he is writing the book through his perspective. A Child's perspective mind you.

      The only reason I gave the book four stars and not five is because it is a translation. I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. It has no way affected my review.

    • 4/5
      Although the book was written by an autistic thirteen-year-old boy, I don't think that his autism or age make it a difficult gap to cross to really get the message. If anything, maybe just the translation makes it slightly awkward in spots. Beyond that though, it's a quick and enlightening read and heartbreaking. Knowing there's sharp minds like Higashida's trapped in bodies that just won't cooperate is a hard fact to comprehend, but it's all right there - the proof of that - in this book.
    • 4/5
      This charming book opened my eyes to the ways special needs people might perceive the world. I'd recommend it to anyone working in education today.
    • 4/5
      This is a short very revealing and astute memoir written by a thirteen year old Japanese boy with autism using an alphabet grid. The beginning is in a question and answer format that gets inside the head of this young man, who wants to explain what is behind autistic behaviors. It ends with a lovely short story written by Higashida. Very helpful for anyone looking for more understanding. SRH
    • 3/5
      I received this book through the LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program.This book was written by a young man with Autism, and it is in a simple question and answer format. One question and answer for each section. At the end of the book is a short story.The questions are answered using many "we statements" opposed to "I statements". I have a difficult time believing that each individual with Autism is the same. Each time I would read one of these "we statements" I would become distracted with my belief that the author can't possibly know we what is going on in the year of every other person with Autism. Some parts of the story did contradict others parts of the he story. Overall, this was a light book on a weighty topic.
    • 5/5
      This is a beautiful book. Knowing essentially nothing about autism this was really an eye opener for me; that it was written by a 13 year old autistic young man -what can I say but WOW! and thank you for letting me see your world and all your struggles. I am humbled.
    • 3/5
      The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida is an interesting glimpse inside the mind and life of this young child. While I cannot say that the book itself is insightful; it is in other ways a touch of the simplicity that offers instead a sense of wonder at the world so many of us cannot comprehend."...The thirteen-year-old author of this book invites you, his reader, to imagine a daily life in which your faculty of speech is taken away. Explaining that you're hungry, or tired, or in pain, is now as beyond your powers as a chat with a friend..." I read this book hoping for some great insight into the world of an autistic child. Into the world a family with such a child must live in. In this, the book does fail. There really is not a-ha moment for those of us outside this world. Instead the book is written in a series of questions to Naoki that he answers. His replies to such questions as; Why do you speak in that peculiar way? Or; Do you have a sense of time? Are basic and simplistic. Much as should be expected from a young boy of thirteen."...When I was small, I didn't even know that I was a kid with special needs. How did I find out? By other people telling me that I was different from everyone else, and that this was a problem..." This statement in the early part of the book is very revealing. Naoki struggled to adapt to our world and his failings in doing so are acutely felt. In reading the book I found the questions themselves, asked of Naoki to be disturbing. They were less about his struggles with being an autistic child and so much more about how his autism inconveniences the rest of us. Why can't you have a proper conversation? Why do you do things the rest of us don't? Why do you ask the same questions over and over? Why do you make a huge fuss over tiny mistakes? Consider for a moment, if these questions were asked of any child, let alone a child with autism. We would consider them cruel. Yet to ask these of a autistic child is somehow okay. Because these are the things about the child that bother the rest of us. I began this book hoping to find an insight into the world of an autistic but came away instead with an insight into the rest of us. A picture that is not becoming. Read this book and perhaps it will change how you look at a child with autism the next time they start to make a fuss in your presence.
    • 5/5
      This book is going to change how we view autism. The wit and bravery of this child is touching.
    • 4/5
      I especially liked the short stories in the book. They have meaning for everyone.One, "A Story I Heard Somewhere," is about a girl with red shoes who can't stop dancing until she meets a boy who asks if she would like to dance with him, at which point she is able to stop because she has "just discovered something more precious than dancing," and they live happily ever after. There is a poem of sorts in the middle, what I assume is a reference to Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale, and a morale: as much as the girl loves dancing, at some point she needs an outside connection to stop and human connection---finding someone who is able to reach out to her--- is more important than personal interests.In Q45---most of the book is a series of short questions with page-long answers---Higashida explains that he,along with other people with autism, likes nature because by looking at it, "we receive a sort of permission to be alive in this world, and our entire bodies get recharged." [p. 85]
    • 4/5
      This is only the second book I've read by someone with autism giving outsiders a window into their world.It's quiet, heartfelt, written in the form of a Q&A as Naoki Higashida fields common questions that people have regarding autistic behavior. He also repeatedly asks for patience and understanding from those who are around people with autism. However, I think my favorite part of the book is the included short story written by Naoki about heaven and reincarnation. Recommended reading.
    • 5/5
      This is an amazing peek into the mind of an autistic boy. His ability to articulate his thoughts and emotions gives 'normal' people the raw tools that are needed for helping, not hindering or demeaning, individuals with autism. With the diagnosis of autism rising daily, this is a remarkable way get to know the people that are trapped within their own minds and bodies. This book is written in such a manner that it is easy to understand and grasp concepts. One of the greatest things taken from this book is the way he ends almost all of his answers, 'don't give up on us.' Here can be felt the emotion of someone who is constantly worried about affecting others while having to contend with an overwhelming amount of distractions and stimuli. A great read for anyone interested in helping autistic individuals, parents of autistic children, and people that just want a better way to understand what autistic people are dealing with and capable of.
    • 5/5
      As a compulsive reader, I detest it when a reviewer generically lists a book as a "must read" for the public at large, but I wholeheartedly believe you would be hard-pressed to find two hours of more important reading. What an enlightening and much-needed look inside the beautiful, frustratingly complex, and deeply soulful mind of a speech-impaired Autistic teenager from Japan who, after years of having no reliable form of communication with others, learns how to use a simple paper alphabet grid to "talk" with his caregivers. This tiny book could literally change millions of lives for the better!
    • 5/5
      This surprisingly articulate, thoughtful, and revalatory book was written by a 13-year=old Japanese autistic boy. He still does not communicate well by talking, but he has learned to communicate by choosing a word or alphabet grid, and from there to a computer. The book is in the form of a series of questions from the Normal world, asking why he, or other autistics, do what they do - jump, repeat phrases or questions, etc. This is a moving, fascinating book. Highly recommended to those interested in autism and in theory of mind.
    • 4/5
      A very insightful book into the mind of autism. So sad to see how trapped inside an autistic person is, yet in other ways it was very uplifting to see that an autistic person isn't the lost person one might believe them to be. The author is able to understand, think and put often complex thoughts together. The real problem for this autistic person is time and communications. It is these two issues that can make a person believe that an autistic person is totally lost inside themselves, but it appears that couldn't be further from the truth. My only complaint with the book is that a better preface could have been written. I'd like to understand more about whether the author wrote these questions himself or were the questions fed to him. Also I'd like to understand the time it took to answer these questions. Did questions take several days to document an answer or were they written quickly? Did the author do his own editing? Was the text edited? Considering the subject and its purpose, to understand the inner mind of the autistic, it would have been helpful to understand more how the book was put together.
    • 4/5
      This revelatory read is told by a 13-year Japanese boy who has autism. Inside the uncommunicative, twirling, fit throwing body lies a sharp mind and a boy who just wants to be loved and understood, like any other person. Reading this short memoir is actually horrifying because you realize there's nothing wrong with the mental processes (thoughts, ideas, hopes, dreams) of an autistic person, but it's the inability to communicate those desires or to control his or her body that results in autistic people to be locked in a kind of hell.