

The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he was just 13, with intimate portraits of five remarkable young people.

Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world.

DIRECTORS STATEMENT Naoki Higashida's descriptions of a world without speech provoke us to think differently about autism. The film distils these elements into a sensually rich tapestry that leads us to Naoki's core message: not being able to speak does not mean there is nothing to say. Magic the gathering book the way he does: the reason he jumps. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when he. Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, translated into English by author David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas), The Reason I Jump is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world.
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The book is a series of questions to which Naoki responds with the intent of helping people. The Reason I Jump is written by Naoki Higashida a thirteen- year-old boy living with autism. The reason I jump the inner voice of a thirteen-year-old boy with autism. In 2007, a 13-year-old Japanese boy named Higashida Naoki - with the help of the alphabet board his mother created to help her son. The film blends Higashida's revelatory insights into autism, written when. Based on the best-selling book by Naoki Higashida, THE REASON I JUMP is an immersive cinematic exploration of neurodiversity through the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people from around the world.
