https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq Naoki Higashida en-us 2019-05-02 17:28:29 UTC 2019-05-09 17:13:54 UTC hello@padlet.com calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356332819 Nakoi Higashida

•  Japanese poet
•  Novelist 
• Essayist 
• One of the most famous writers in Japan
• He was diagnosed with autism at the age of 5 
• He wasn't able to make himself understood to the people around him and he began to show erratic behavior.
• Birthday: August 12, 1992
• He was 13 at the time of writing "The Reason I Jump".

]]> 2019-05-02 17:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356332819 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356333061 This book really shines a light on what it is like to have autism. Teachers could read this to their students in a classroom where there is a child with autism so the students may get a feel for what it is like to be someone with that disorder. I feel as though all teacher should read this book themselves to get a sense of knowledge on what it is like to have a disorder shut as autism, I think the author did a great job trying to make everyone feel as though they were living in his shoes.]]> 2019-05-02 17:52:16 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356333061 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356333625 2019-05-02 17:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356333625 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334124 Random House ]]> 2019-05-02 17:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334124 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334310 Year 2007 ]]> 2019-05-02 17:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334310 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334416 This book was told from the point of view of someone with autism! 
This book is based off of 58 questions that Higashida and many others who are dealing with autism and are commonly asked this question. Most of the sections in the book are either memories that Higashida had, and shares or are parabolic stories that relate to the themes that are discussed throughout the book. The book ends with a short story “I’m Right Here,”- this is the story that he wrote that tries to get others to understand how painful it is when someone with autism cannot express their feelings to the people they love. ]]> 2019-05-02 17:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334416 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334456 Nakoi himself was the main character, a thirteen year old boy telling his story about having autism. ]]> 2019-05-02 17:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334456 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334594

“True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect.”

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“On our own we simply don't know how to get things done the same way you do things. But, like everyone else, we want to do the best we possibly can. When we sense you've given up on us, it makes us feel miserable. So please keep helping us, through to the end.”

]]> 2019-05-02 17:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334626 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334667 “But I ask you, those of you who are with us all day, not to stress yourselves out because of us. When you do this, it feels as if you're denying any value at all that our lives may have–and that saps the spirit we need to soldier on."]]> 2019-05-02 17:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/356334667 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/357860650 I really enjoyed this book! I thought it wasn't just another "book about autism" and it was actually from someones eyes that has autism. We tend to always wonder what its like to be the person with autism and I enjoyed that this book gave some insight on it!!]]> 2019-05-08 00:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/357860650 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/357862451 2019-05-08 00:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/357862451 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/357862454 “Everybody has a heart that can be touched by something.”]]> 2019-05-08 00:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/357862454 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583120 2019-05-09 17:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583120 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583161 2019-05-09 17:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583161 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583393 2019-05-09 17:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583393 calban51_1 https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583420 2019-05-09 17:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/calban51_1/182o3e0j8jtq/wish/358583420