Very excited to have just had delivered a copy of Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8, by Naoki Higashida.

Naoki Higashida is mainly non-verbal. Though he cannot hold a conversation, he uses an alphabet grid to build up sentences, which are taken down by a transcriber. By this method, he has produced several books. His first book, The Reason I Jump, written when he was only 13 quickly became an autism classic.

Both these books are essential reading for those parents/ carers and professionals supporting children with autism who are non-verbal.

By Sarah Winstanley