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In order to succeed, you must look at everything with your own unique PERSPECTIVE and not settle for accepting the straight so-called facts. What does that mean? It means that when you think, you must think in your own creative way and not accept everything that is already out there. Jake offers the example of when Isaac Newton was in school there was a plague so he was unable to learn in a traditional academic environment. But, this did not stop Newton from 'thinking' and going on to figure out some of the principles of a particular aspect of physics. Albert Einstein was another person who was limited as to his academic opportunities as he was Jewish in pre-Nazi Germany and ended up working at the patent office. He had to stop learning but had a LOT of time to think and evolved what he called his, 'Thought Experiments.' Kristine Barnett, Jake's mother, noticed that her son may have an IQ higher than Einstein's along with a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum physics. But the story of Kristine's journey with Jake is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism. At age two, when Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was told he might never be able to tie his own shoes. Kristine wrote the book, 'The Spark' which is a remarkable memoir of mother and son. Surrounded by 'experts' at home and in special ed who tried to focus on Jake's most basic skills and curtail his distracting interests--moving shadows on the wall, stars, plaid patterns on sofa fabric--Jake made no progress, withdrew more and more into his own world, and eventually stopped talking completely. Kristine knew in her heart that she had to make a change. Against the advice of her husband, Michael, and the developmental specialists, Kristine followed her instincts, pulled Jake out of special ed, and began preparing him for mainstream kindergarten on her own. Relying on the insights she developed at the daycare center she runs out of the garage in her home, Kristine resolved to follow Jacob's 'spark'—his passionate interests. Why concentrate on what he couldn't do? Why not focus on what he could? This basic philosophy, along with her belief in the power of ordinary childhood experiences (softball, picnics, s'mores around the campfire) and the importance of play, helped Kristine overcome huge odds. Dramatic, inspiring, and transformative, The Spark is about the power of love and courage in the face of overwhelming obstacles, and the dazzling possibilities that can occur when we learn how to tap the true potential that lies within every child, and in all of us. WEBSITES: * http://JacobBarnett.com * http://youtube.com/MathBoysMom * http://facebook.com/Jac0b.Barnett EDITOR'S NOTE: While I do appreciate Jake's many accomplishments, please pardon the many edits in this video because I also have a form of Autism (Asperger's Syndrome) and it REALLY bothers me when people either make mistakes, repeat themselves, or add unnecessary filler words like 'okay,' 'you know,' 'and so,' 'basically' (what self-respecting physicist would EVER use a generally inaccurate term like 'basically' unless they were attempting to talk down so someone else or assume ignorance?!), etc. Thanks. KEYWORDS: Jacob Barnett, Jake Barnett, Autism Spectrum, Asperger's Syndrome, Aspies, Neurotypicals, Isaac Newton, Newton's Laws, Newtonian Physics, Albert Einstein, Kepler's Laws, Pythagoras, Pythagorean Theorem, Euclidean Geometry, Thought Experiments, Cambridge, Geniuses