Many people have misconceptions about people with autism. To be honest, I had misconceptions about autistic people until I read “The Reason I Jump. “The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism. The book was originally published in Japan, in 2007 by Naoki Higashida. Naoki Higashida was unable to speak; he learned to use the blackboard 'original Japanese alphabet for communicating. Therefore, the writer David Mitchell and his wife, who has an autistic son, translated this book into English in 2013. There are many things that captured my attention. intention in this book, such as the way Higashida revealed his feelings and the structure of the book. In this book you will have the chance to find out what might be going on in the mind of an autistic child. you can become extremely frustrated and wonder if he really understands anything you say, This book answered many questions for me by giving answers from the mind of this autistic boy shows that his mind is thinking and understands what you are saying...