British author and person who stutters David Mitchell appeared on the Daily Show this week. Jon Stewart praised his new book, The Reason I Jump, the memoir of a young boy with autism, which Mitchell translated from the Japanese. David did wonderfully during his interview with Stewart (see the interview after the jump)
David Mitchell's novels, including Cloud Atlas and Black Swan Green which is the semi-autobiographical story of a boy who stutters, have been award-winning best-sellers. He has been involved in the British Stammering Association and has appeared at many conferences for people who stutter.
You can purchase his book, The Reason I Jump, at Chapters.
