The No‎.‎ 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller‎.‎ Written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen‎,‎ this remarkable book provides a rare insight into the often baffling behaviour of autistic children‎.‎ Using a question and answer format‎,‎ Naoki explains things like why he talks loudly or repeats the same questions‎,‎ what causes him to have panic attacks‎,‎ and why he likes to jump‎.‎ He also shows the way he thinks and feels about his world ‎- other people‎,‎ nature‎,‎ time and beauty‎,‎ and himself‎.‎ Abundantly proving that people with autism do possess imagination‎,‎ humour and empathy‎,‎ he also makes clear how badly they need our compassion‎,‎ patience and understanding‎.‎ David Mitchell and his wife have translated Naoki‎'‎s book so that it might help others dealing with autism and generally illuminate a little‎-understood condition‎.‎ It gives us an exceptional chance to enter the mind of another and see the world from a strange and fascinating perspective‎.‎ The book also features eleven original illustrations‎,‎ inspired by Naoki‎'‎s words‎,‎ by the artistic duo Kai and Sunny‎.‎