I take issue with the diagnosis. One of the primary symptoms of asberger's is an inability to relate and discuss with other people, and he seems to have no issue doing that.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369595/Jacob-Barnett-12-higher-IQ-Einstein-develops-theory-relativity.html > > Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory > of relativity > By DAILY MAIL REPORTER > > A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after > grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics. > > Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 - higher than Albert Einstein - and is > now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors > are lining him up for a PHD research role. > > The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and > trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates > after hours. > > His mother, not sure if her child was talking nonsense or genius, sent > a video of his theory to the renowned Institute for Advanced Study > near Princeton University. > > According to the Indiana Star, Institute astrophysics professor Scott > Tremaine -himself a world renowned expert - confirmed the > authenticity of Jake's theory. > > In an email to the family, Tremaine wrote: 'I'm impressed by his > interest in physics and the amount that he has learned so far. > > 'The theory that he's working on involves several of the toughest > problems in astrophysics and theoretical physics. > > 'Anyone who solves these will be in line for a Nobel Prize.' > > <more> > > Including a vid of Jacob instructing on methods of integration in calculus. > > T > >
