Jon Stewart was talking about autism the other night. His guest was the writer David Mitchell, who had helped translate a memoir by a 13-year-old boy suffering from autism. Mitchell mentioned that Stewart did charity work for the autistic, and Stewart seemed to care very much about the book (which is The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida). “I don't normally urge you,” he said to us, the audience. “Please, if you get a chance, please pick it up. It is remarkable.”
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