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A review by andreareyes
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight: A young man's voice from the silence of autism by Keiko Yoshida, Naoki Higashida, David Mitchell
3.0
Solid memoir.
One of my reading challenges has encouraged me to read a book for Neurodivergence and Autism Acceptance Month. I chose this one because it’s an “own voices” book. I love books like this because one of my favorite outcomes of reading is learning about cultures and people that are different from me.
Listening to Naoki during my day was like hearing a friend ramble on about their every day life. I liked that I learned about him specifically, and that this was not meant to blanket all who receive an autism diagnosis.
My favorite chapter is the first. He reminded me of how lucky I am to be able to express gratitude freely.
One of my reading challenges has encouraged me to read a book for Neurodivergence and Autism Acceptance Month. I chose this one because it’s an “own voices” book. I love books like this because one of my favorite outcomes of reading is learning about cultures and people that are different from me.
Listening to Naoki during my day was like hearing a friend ramble on about their every day life. I liked that I learned about him specifically, and that this was not meant to blanket all who receive an autism diagnosis.
My favorite chapter is the first. He reminded me of how lucky I am to be able to express gratitude freely.