Reddit reviews The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
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You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within.
I don't really have any advice to give you but this may have:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Reason-Jump-Thirteen-Year-Old-Autism/dp/0812994868
They mentioned it on The Daily Show and it has recieved great reviews for dealing with autism.
Here's a video link to the interview. http://youtu.be/IKxiJ-kWve0
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Your husband needs to think differently. I say this with kindness.
Your child does this because he needs to, and because it makes him feel better. He needs it.
If she was just diagnosed, I'm thinking it's probably more likely that she's high-functioning since you probably would've noticed earlier on if she was low-functioning. And the fact that she doesn't resist affection is a really wonderful sign! My brother wasn't very affectionate when he was her age but he did have some of those same behaviours - not responding to commands, self-focused etc. The word Autism itself comes from 'auto', so naturally a huge component of Autism is a focus on oneself rather than others which makes for more difficulties in social situations. Like I said, our situations are very different because my brother is 3 years older than me but going back to my 5 year old mindset, how I managed to communicate with my brother was through his common interest which is music. He'd play piano and I'd sit with him, we'd talk about our favourite artists etc. Since your sister is still pretty young, it might be difficult to establish a common interest right now but my advice would be interest yourself in whatever she finds interesting, getting her to talk about what she's doing, what she likes. And I hope that as she gets older, she's put in 'typical' child environments so that she doesn't miss out. I'm really happy to say that my brother had a lot of support when he was younger and now he's 23 and extremely well-adjusted and living in his own apartment and has a job that he loves. I wish I could offer you some reference books or something but all of the ones that I read were for younger siblings of Autistic children. If you're interested though here are a few that helped me:
Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome <-- it's about Aspergers but a lot of the characteristics are similar and more importantly, it provides a lot of information for siblings
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime <-- fictional but takes place completely inside the mind of an Autistic person! And it's an amazing read!
The Reason I Jump
Have you read The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida and, if so, do you feel that it acurately portrays childhood as an autistic person?
What do you find most challenging in interacting with "normal" or very low spectrum people? What can we do to help make these interactions easier for people like you?
Gonna leave this here
I just finished Why I jump. The author is a non-verbal autistic boy and he does a good job explaining some of the behaviors associated with autism and what his inner state is like. It's also really short, only took me around two hours, and written in a very clear Q&A format.
I've nothing for ADHD, would autism interest you? The Reason I Jump is fantastic, really touching.
It was so hard to choose just one! But The Reason I Jump is really interesting to me as Autism has had a huge impact on my life.
Thanks for the contest!