Directed by jerry rothwell with jim fujiwara david mitchell jordan odonegan based on the book by naoki higashida this immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world. The film based on the bestselling 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 the film blends higashidas revelatory descriptions of his autism written when he was just 13 with intimate portraits of five . Youve 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. The reason i jump one boys voice from the silence of autism japanese hepburn jiheisho no boku ga tobihaneru riyu kaiwa no dekinai chugakusei ga tsuzuru uchinaru kokoro is a biography attributed to naoki higashida a nonverbal autistic person from japan. In 2007 schreef de destijds 13 jarige naoki higashida uit japan de bestseller the reason i jump waarmee hij een inkijkje gaf in zijn belevingswereld als niet sprekend kind met autisme met de gelijknamige documentaire gebruikt de bekroonde filmmaker jerry rothwell de kracht van cinema om deze intense zintuiglijke werelden te verbeelden