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The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida  Translated by  David Mitchell   My rating: 3.8 of 5 stars   I used to be afraid that as long as I had autism, I'd never be able to live properly as a human being So The Reason I Jump is look inside the mind/thoughts/life of a person living with autism. In this particular book, it is of a 13 year old Japaneses boy, who for the ages seems to be very insightful and mature. I see from some other reviews there is some doubt as to the legitimacy of this book, and to be honest it is really understandable.  There have been incidents in the past that have given reason to doubt. I for one am choosing to believe in this particular book. Why you ask? Well why not? The book is basically one long interview with little short stores/tales thrown into the mix, in which Naoki Higashida answers a series of questions and explains why people who are autistic do the things t...

A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story by Brenda Ashford My rating: 5 of 5 stars From the very start of the Spoonful of Sugar , I found Brenda Ashford to be an inspirational lady, I could not wait to read on... Heartwarming and Heartbreaking. As the words and pages past me by, I could not help but feel that warm feeling inside, I think to be one of the many people Brenda has touch would surely be a blessing. Reading these words made my heart swell with such admiration and hope. If I am fortunate enough to make it that far in years, I could only hope to be as blessed as her. Each opening chapter we are given a little nursery rhyme or lullaby, and I can only imagine the number of times she has spoken those words to a sleepy or upset child. Then at the end of them she has included a section titled "The Nannys Wisdom", they are filled with wonderful advice and information, and sometimes one of her family recipes. :) Brenda Ashford has opened up to us and shared so ma...

Broadmoor Revealed: Victorian Crime and the Lunatic Asylum by Mark Stevens My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found this to be very interesting, some of the stories just baffled my mind, some read like I was watching/reading a mystery. Definitely interested in reading more about Broadmoor and it's patents as well as other asylums. View all my reviews