Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon DVD & Blu-ray Releases Release Calendar Movie News India Movie Spotlight. This summary also includes key lessons and important passages from the book. Summary You’ve never read a book like The Reason I Jump. The Reason I Jump summary This is my book summary of The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida. Movies. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion on The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida. Menu. The Reason I Jump is a work of nonfiction written by then-13-year-old Naoki Higashida about his experiences with autism. My notes are informal and often contain quotes from the book as well as my own thoughts. 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. 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.