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MsMarginalized
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30 May 2013, 7:24 pm

This book was released in April & is AWESOME!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

The Mother is Kristine Barnett & her son, Jacob, is 15, dx w/Autism & persuing his PhD (in Astrophysics, no less!)

OMG........................................FINALLY!

They were on the Katie Couric show today (DANG IT, I missed it!) & there's a story on abcnews.com:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/autistic-teen- ... d=19283078

What do y'all think about that?



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30 May 2013, 8:08 pm

Did I post this thread in the wrong spot???????????????



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30 May 2013, 9:03 pm

I saw that on Katie Couric. I missed Temple Grandin, who was a guest on her show earlier. But I saw the kid and his mom. Quite remarkable genius-the kid.



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30 May 2013, 9:13 pm

It's always nice to hear of a parent who nurtures their child as it should happen - helping the child become the person they were meant to be and want to be. Whether that's a scientific genius, or a piano tuner, or whatever it might be.