Get Your Free Audiobook
-
The Reason I Jump
- One Boy's Voice from the Silence of Autism
- Narrated by: David Mitchell, Thomas Judd
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
Non-member price: $20.28
People who bought this also bought...
-
Neurotribes
- The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently
- By: Steve Silberman
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth it is all of these things and more - and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.
-
-
Essential, humbling, liberating
- By Family Reeve on 28-02-2017
-
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
- By: Ellen Notbohm
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative audiobook in their back pocket. Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top 10 characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum.
-
-
Just wow
- By MR BRADLEY J WAINER on 14-06-2018
-
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
- A young man's voice from the silence of autism
- By: Naoki Higashida, David Mitchell - translator, Keiko Yoshida - translator
- Narrated by: David Mitchell, Thomas Judd
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Following his groundbreaking international best seller The Reason I Jump, written when he was only 13, Naoki Higashida offers equally illuminating and practical insights into autism from his current perspective as a young man.
-
Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies
- Keeping the Body, Mind & Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders
- By: Teresa Garland
- Narrated by: Laura Copland
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Keeping children bodies, minds, and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. Featuring more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies, and adaptations for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the listener better understand the issues our children face.
-
-
One of the most helpful and practical tips & info
- By Jasinge on 13-06-2020
-
True Stories
- Selected Non-Fiction
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning 50 and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award.
-
-
Written & read by Helen Garner
- By Ms S J Hutchison on 01-01-2018
-
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
- By: Tony Attwood
- Narrated by: John Sackville, Tony Attwood
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Asperger's syndrome bible for parents and professionals, newly updated with an introduction explaining the DSM-5. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS). Now including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS, it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults.
-
-
Good insight
- By Anonymous User on 08-10-2019
-
Neurotribes
- The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently
- By: Steve Silberman
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth it is all of these things and more - and the future of our society depends on our understanding it.
-
-
Essential, humbling, liberating
- By Family Reeve on 28-02-2017
-
Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew
- By: Ellen Notbohm
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Every parent, teacher, social worker, therapist, and physician should have this succinct and informative audiobook in their back pocket. Framed with both humor and compassion, the book defines the top 10 characteristics that illuminate the minds and hearts of children with autism. Ellen's personal experiences as a parent, an autism columnist, and a contributor to numerous parenting magazines coalesce to create a guide for all who come in contact with a child on the autism spectrum.
-
-
Just wow
- By MR BRADLEY J WAINER on 14-06-2018
-
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight
- A young man's voice from the silence of autism
- By: Naoki Higashida, David Mitchell - translator, Keiko Yoshida - translator
- Narrated by: David Mitchell, Thomas Judd
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Following his groundbreaking international best seller The Reason I Jump, written when he was only 13, Naoki Higashida offers equally illuminating and practical insights into autism from his current perspective as a young man.
-
Self-Regulation Interventions and Strategies
- Keeping the Body, Mind & Emotions on Task in Children with Autism, ADHD or Sensory Disorders
- By: Teresa Garland
- Narrated by: Laura Copland
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Keeping children bodies, minds, and emotions on task just got easier with this new book from self-regulation expert Teresa Garland. Featuring more than 200 practical and proven interventions, strategies, and adaptations for helping children gain more control over their lives. Each chapter provides rich background and theoretical material to help the listener better understand the issues our children face.
-
-
One of the most helpful and practical tips & info
- By Jasinge on 13-06-2020
-
True Stories
- Selected Non-Fiction
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning 50 and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award.
-
-
Written & read by Helen Garner
- By Ms S J Hutchison on 01-01-2018
-
The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome
- By: Tony Attwood
- Narrated by: John Sackville, Tony Attwood
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Asperger's syndrome bible for parents and professionals, newly updated with an introduction explaining the DSM-5. The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome is the definitive handbook for anyone affected by Asperger's syndrome (AS). Now including a new introduction explaining the impact of DSM-5 on the diagnosis and approach to AS, it brings together a wealth of information on all aspects of the syndrome for children through to adults.
-
-
Good insight
- By Anonymous User on 08-10-2019
-
Roaring Girls
- The Forgotten Feminists of British History
- By: Holly Kyte
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Roaring Girls tells the game-changing life stories of eight formidable women whose grit, determination and radical unconventionality saw them defy the odds to forge their own paths. From the notorious cross-dressing thief Mary Frith in the 17th century to rebel slave Mary Prince and adventurer, industrialist and LGBT trailblazer Anne Lister in the 19th, these diverse characters redefined what a woman could be and what she could do in pre-20th-century Britain.
-
The Explosive Child
- A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children
- By: Dr. Ross W. Greene
- Narrated by: Dr. Ross W. Greene
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Dr. Ross Greene, a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the treatment of kids with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges, has worked with thousands of explosive children, and he has good news: these kids aren't attentionseeking, manipulative, or unmotivated, and their parents aren't passive, permissive disciplinarians. Rather, explosive kids are lacking some crucial skills in the domains of flexibility/adaptability, frustration tolerance, and problem solving, and they require a different approach.
-
-
Life saving content!
- By Emma on 19-02-2015
-
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
- Using Everyday Activities to Help Kids Connect, Communicate, and Learn
- By: Sally J. Rogers PhD, Geraldine Dawson PhD, Laurie A. Vismara PhD
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Cutting-edge research reveals that parents can play a huge role in helping toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) connect with others and live up to their potential. This encouraging guide from the developers of a groundbreaking early intervention program provides doable, practical strategies you can use every day. Nearly all young kids - including those with ASD - have an amazing capacity to learn. Drs. Sally Rogers, Geraldine Dawson, and Laurie Vismara make it surprisingly simple to turn daily routines like breakfast or bath time into fun learning experiences.
-
Around the World in Eighty Days
- By: Jules Verne
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Undoubtedly one of the most celebrated tales of all time, this is both high-octane thriller and fascinating travelogue. Phileas Fogg, intrepid Victorian gentleman about town, accepts a wager that he cannot travel around the world in 80 days. Naturally, he immediately sets off, accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout. They are pursued by a police officer, Detective Fix, who is foolishly convinced that Fogg is a bank robber. Much hilarity ensues.
-
-
Excellent reading, great story
- By Michael H on 01-12-2019
-
The Dressmaker's Secret
- By: Rosalie Ham
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It is 1953, and Melbourne society is looking forward to coronation season, the grand balls and celebrations for the young queen-to-be. Tilly Dunnage is, however, working for a pittance in a second-rate Collins Street salon. Her talents go unappreciated, and the madame is a bully and a cheat, but Tilly has a past she is desperate to escape and good reason to prefer anonymity.
-
-
Follow on book to The Dressmaker
- By Anonymous User on 10-01-2021
-
Divergent Mind
- Thriving in a World that Wasn't Designed for You
- By: Jenara Nerenberg
- Narrated by: Tegan Ashton Cohan
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women - those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensitivity, and sensory processing disorder - exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish.
-
Odd Girl Out
- An autistic woman in a neurotypical world
- By: Laura James
- Narrated by: Louiza Patikas
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
What do you do when you wake up in your mid-40s and realize you've been living a lie your whole life? Do you tell? Or do you keep it to yourself? Laura James found out that she was autistic as an adult, after she had forged a career for herself, married twice and raised four children. Odd Girl Out tracks the year of Laura's life after she receives a definitive diagnosis from her doctor, as she learns that 'different' doesn't need to mean 'less' and how there is a place for all of us, and it's never too late to find it.
-
-
A must read for anyone interested in autism.
- By Yael Clark on 10-08-2020
-
Self-Regulation and Mindfulness
- Over 82 Exercises & Worksheets for Sensory Processing Disorder, ADHD, & Autism Spectrum Disorder
- By: Varleisha Gibbs
- Narrated by: Camille Thurmond
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Based on the latest research in neuroscience, Self-Regulation and Mindfulness provides highly practical, kid friendly lessons to teach therapists, parents, educators, and children about their brain and body, so they can build the needed skills to self-regulate. This audiobook offers and explains the science behind dozens of clear, concise, and fun activities to address your children's arousal, attention, and social participation.
-
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
- Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism
- By: Stanley Rosenberg, Benjamin Shield - foreword
- Narrated by: Derek Botten
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This practical guide to understanding the cranial nerves as the key to our psychological and physical well-being builds on Stephen Porges’s Polyvagal Theory - one of the most important recent developments in human neurobiology. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience as a craniosacral therapist and Rolfer, Stanley Rosenberg explores the crucial role that the vagus nerve plays in determining our psychological and emotional states and explains that a myriad of common psychological and physical symptoms.
-
-
Excellent resource for practitioners.
- By Kathryn De Jesus on 07-06-2019
-
Autism in Heels
- The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
- By: Jennifer Cook O'Toole
- Narrated by: Jennifer O'Toole
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This intimate memoir reveals the woman inside one of autism’s most prominent figures, Jennifer O'Toole. At the age of 35, Jennifer was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, and for the first time in her life, things made sense. Now, she exposes the constant struggle between carefully crafted persona and authentic existence, editing the autism script with wit, candor, passion, and power. Her journey is one of reverse-self-discovery not only as an Aspie but - more importantly - as a thoroughly modern woman.
-
-
great book.
- By Anonymous User on 22-08-2020
-
Thinking in Pictures
- My Life with Autism
- By: Temple Grandin
- Narrated by: Deborah Marlowe
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism - because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us.
-
My Son's Not Rainman
- One Man, One Boy with Autism, a Million Adventures
- By: John Williams
- Narrated by: John Williams
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
My Son's Not Rainman is a heartfelt and uplifting account of everyday events in the life of John and his son (The Boy). The Boy is 12 years old and autistic. He isn't a genius. His only special power is making his dad laugh. A lot. Following the success of his blog, John talks not just about the difficulties of having a child who is considered 'different' but also the joy of living with someone who looks at the world in a unique way.
Publisher's Summary
Written by Naoki Higishida when he was only 13, this remarkable book explains the often baffling behaviour of autistic children and shows the way they think and feel - about the people around them, time and beauty, noise, and themselves.
Naoki abundantly proves that autistic people do possess imagination, humour and empathy, but also makes clear, with great poignancy, 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. Like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, it gives us an exceptional chance to enter the mind of another and see the world from a strange and fascinating perspective.
More from the same
What listeners say about The Reason I Jump
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 19-01-2020
Emotional, eye opening, all humans need to read
This book was so useful for us understanding our son and his view of the world.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Wicked
- 29-08-2013
I really wanted to rate this higher
I didn't hesitate for a second in buying this book as soon as I heard about it. The insight that can be gained by being able to hear the words of a non verbal autistic child, is just amazing.
He gives some really useful explanations to help other people understand his behaviour and feelings, and it is worth listening to for that.
However, there are lots of times when he answers a question that explains what it is like for him, then goes on to say, autistic people like to do this, or autistic people don't like it when you do that, and that I found annoying. He is one, non-verbal autistic child. It is wonderful to hear him speaking for himself, but he cannot talk for autistic people in general. Some of the things he advised, completely contradict my own experience of raising autistic children. My children are verbal, so are able to tell me if something I am doing makes it harder for them. Naoki doesn't like visual timetables or information about places he is going to visit in advance, he says it spoils the surprise. That's fine for him, but please don't tell me that autistic people find them too stressful and enjoy surprises, my autistic children tell me otherwise.
Parents, if you listen to this book, take on board his explanations of his feelings and behaviours, but don't just blindly take all his advice. Get lots of information from lots of places and see what works with your child.
Chapter 10 - the last half an hour of the book was a complete waste to me. It's a story that he wrote about reincarnation. It's supposed to convey the difficulty in communicating when you can't be heard, but I just found it dull and irrelevant. I'm sure it's a lovely story, but I just wanted to get back to the question and answer bit, that I had bought the book for. Unfortunately, it never happened, so I did finish the book feeling flat.
In many ways this is an amazing book, but I was left feeling disappointed.
13 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Mr
- 16-07-2013
Eye Opener!!
I chose this book as I have two very close friends who have autistic children. I've never appreciated how challenging this can be for parents with an autistic child more than after listening to this book. This really opened my eyes to what autism really is and how humour crosses with what is and isn't literal. This will make you both laugh and cry. I'd recommend this book for anybody who encounters autism in their lives.
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- andy shields
- 08-04-2014
all you realy need to know about autisim
Would you consider the audio edition of The Reason I Jump to be better than the print version?
67 questions you have always wanted to ask your autistic child now you have the answers brought to life in the audio form gave a very dry book feelings
What did you like best about this story?
the honesty nothing fancy just the truth
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
left me witha lump in my throat
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Robert
- 01-12-2013
What an insight
Would you consider the audio edition of The Reason I Jump to be better than the print version?
I have never read the print version so am unable to comment.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Reason I Jump?
The author has such an amazing insight on why he, and other autistic children, act the way they do, and how it is perceived by others, that I was able to gain an insight to my sons behaviour.
What does David Mitchell and Thomas Judd bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The ability to "read" in my car on the 3 hour round trip journey to work
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The story written by the author at the end of the book really demonstrates the authors grasp of emotions, which is something autism children are supposed to find difficult.
Any additional comments?
This is a very short book, but filled with one insight after the other. This book will not give you a blueprint of your autistic child, if that is what you are looking for, but will give you some insights on some of their traits.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- GrooveAmanda
- 17-10-2016
brilliant
a must read for neurotypicals. particularly those with asd folks in their life. it's a short read and a great explanation... from an asd kid's point of view.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Peter
- 01-08-2017
Breathtaking
I am highly functioning person on spectrum and I also had a privilege to work with people on spectrum in the past 4-5 years. This book not only confirms everything I knew about this condition but also puts a nice fresh spin on it at times. It's brilliant writing. I am glad that his voice has found it's way out. Sadly not many people working with people on spectrum are willing to educate themselves about this condition and often make their life harder (not only by using schedule boards of course). I hope we will hear more from this talented author! This book should be part of autism training imo.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Roanna
- 10-07-2014
BRILLIANT
Would you listen to The Reason I Jump again? Why?
The book is written very well so would definitely listen to it again
What did you like best about this story?
Found the whole book interesting and it made me really think how to care for children like the author
What does David Mitchell and Thomas Judd bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I find it easier to remember the story when it's read to me
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
I think it would be quite difficult to make a film out of this book you would need to make a film about the author
Any additional comments?
If you have any interest in SEN CHILDREN definitely listen to or read this book
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Possumbly
- 06-01-2021
Fun and informative
Evocative use of sound accompanied this reading. Insights so interesting and helpful to anyone interacting with ASD.
-
Overall

- Dina
- 30-11-2020
Excellent supportive book by an autistic author
This author communicated exceptionally well on his autistic life during childhood. For neurotypical people supporting others who are neurodiverse, the biggest tools in there toolkits should be learning about the subject, being patient and being understanding because, yes, we are so different to each other's variation of human wiring type. Getting annoyed and angry at differences in behaviours just doesn't cut it... There will always be reasons for challenging behaviours. Find out and deal with the route source. Thank you Naoki: your book really helped and moved me.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Amazon Customer
- 25-10-2020
Must read
This is the most helpful and beautiful book that I've read about autism. Please read!
20 Best Fantasy Audiobooks
This genre is so full of talent, it can be difficult to know what to listen to next — so look no further than this list to get you started.



20 Best Nonfiction Audiobooks
From the entire history of humanity to astrophysics, to our gut and mental health, dig into this list and learn something new.



Best Australian Podcasts on Audible
Audible Original Podcasts are free for Audible members. Check out this list of home-grown content, from binge-worthy true crime to self-help.


