On page nine of the narrative, there is a question that Higashida answers which makes me feel more open-minded towards autistic tendencies. The question that was answered was, “Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?”(9) I have noticed this many times when I have interacted with autistic people, but always misunderstood their reason talking in a loud voice. For the longest time I have assumed that talking loudly is a decision that autistic people make or they simply are not aware that their volume is very high. After reading Higashida’s answer to this question, it made me realize that my assumptions were incorrect. Instead, the reason for their high volume is the polar opposite of what I assumed. I was surprised when I learned
