A young math prodigy tells 60 Minutes he’s proud of his autism and considers it a key to his success. At 13, Jake Barnett is a college sophomore.
Math prodigy: Autism is key to success
January 20, 2012 by
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Wow – what an inspiring story.
In a way, this reminds me of a TEDx talk I heard recently – You’re Not That Great: A Motivational Speech:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXUh3wNnFrw
“You choose today whether you want your life to be not bad or great… a life devoid of risk or full of meaning. It is my sincere hope you choose a life full of meaning.”
- Dr. Daniel Crosby.
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An amazing kid. Without people like Jacob the rest of us would still be living in caves.
In a link to answers to the question, what is it like to understand advanced mathematics?, there were posts by autistic mathematicians who talked about seeing math differently — a kind of synesthesia, my son has told me.
http://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-have-an-understanding-of-very-advanced-mathematics#ans873950
I hope that his book does help kids see that math is not scary. I teach both the gifted math kids and the kids who are not very strong in math, and any help I can get to help all kids be successful in math is appreciated!