Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism

Gave me a lot to think about .

The first book was great! This one also didn’t disappoint.

Naoki encourages you to keep trying both as caregiver and autistic individual. He talks about being patient with slow progress and not limiting yourself or not limiting your charge. There is much more to this book but it is a message of encouragement and answers and stories that are wonderful to read.

The young man who wrote this and another book has lived with autism for about two decades. He is very articulate and describes his inner life in a way that is engaging, sometimes funny, heartbreaking and heartwarming. If you have in your family or your classroom someone who lives with these challenges it may give you a whole new perspective on life -- your own and your family-member's or your student's.

If autism is a part of your life in any way, shape or form, this is a must read book.

Everyone should read this book. It is very well written and explains so much about autism so people can have a better understanding of the strength and obstacles autistic people have to endure.

The insights shared in this book are priceless! Helps me to better understand my autistic nephew's outlook and challenges.

This is a must read for every autism parent, therapist or special needs worker. I have the book highlighted and underlined and return to it often for inspiration and reminders.

I bought this for my daughter as she has the first book written by this author and she has a non- verbal autistic son. He is adorable but what better way to learn about autism than from someone who lives it first hand. These books are amazing and I recommend everyone interested to read them.

Must read for families and thetspists with nonverbal autistic child and apraxia cases. Such detailed version of what goes on in their minds.👍👍

Nachdem das erste Buch uns zutiefst bewegt und zugleich entscheidend vorangebracht hatte, waren wir neugierig und sicher unter den ersten Vorbestellern dieser Fortsetzung. Es hat sicher nicht mehr den enormen Impact des ersten, das wir in einer sensiblen Phase entdeckten - auch weil Naoki knapp zehn Jahre älter ist als unser Sohn und seine Möglichkeiten und Probleme eben nun doch schon ganz andere sind. Andererseits ist es eine Entwicklung, die möglich war und ist, und uns darum hoffnungsvoll und neugierig macht auf das, was noch kommt! Und wir bewundern Naokis Mission, uns alle zu besseren Eltern, Betreuern etc. zu machen. Es ist wirklich so, wie David Mitchell es in seiner Einleitung zu The Reason I Jump für sich beschrieben hat: Naoki hat unserem Sohn eine Stimme gegeben. Danke!

Cette œuvre est une vraie inspiration. En tant que professeur, je me suis demandée si certains traits de fonctionnements de Naoki ne s’appliquaient pas aussi à mes apprenants non autistes. Nous avons beaucoup à apprendre de ce jeune homme extraordinaire!

This is well written, and explains very well how it feels to be an autistic child. This is an excellent book for parents of autistic children.