![]() ![]() Really, my urge to be swallowed up by the sky is enough to make my heart quiver. ![]() ![]() These words are either available because I’m always using them or because they left a lasting impression on me at some point in the past.” And wants you to know the reason he jumps: “When I’m jumping, it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky. Unlike the words we’re ordered to say, repeating questions we already know the answers to can be a pleasure-it’s playing with sound and rhythm.” He wants you to appreciate why he sometimes has trouble expressing himself: “it’s because the words coming out of my mouth are the only ones I can access at the time. Naoki Higashida wants you to understand why he loves asking the same questions over and over: “Repeating these is great fun. Yoshida and David Mitchell Introduction by David Mitchell The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism ![]()
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