Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8By: Naoki Higashida From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self portrait of a young adult with autism Essential reading for parents and teachers of those with autism who remain nonverbal.Temple Grandin Naoki Higashida was only thirteen when he wrote The Reason I Jump, a revelatory account of autism from the inside by a nonverbal Japanese child, which became an international success. Now, in Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8,