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Surrounded by experts at home and in special ed who tried to focus on jakes 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. When our son jacob was two years old he was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. List of items by kristine barnett the extraordinary memoir of a mother s love, commitment and nurturing, which allowed her son, originally diagnosed with severe autism, to flourish into a universally recognized genius and how any parent can help their child find their spark. Apr 08, 20 now jacobs story and academic celebrity could spread even further. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 250 pages and is available in hardcover format. The book also risks giving parents of autistic children the impression that if they only try. The extraordinary memoir of a mother s love, commitment and nurturing, which allowed her son, originally diagnosed with severe autism, to flourish into a universally recognized genius and how any parent can help their child find their spark. Surrounded by experts at home and in special ed who tried to focus on jakes most basic skills and curtail his distracting interestsmoving shadows on the wall, stars, plaid patterns on sofa fabricjake made no progress, withdrew more and more into his own world, and eventually stopped talking completely. How kristine barnett nurtured her autistic sons spark of genius. A mothers story of nurturing, genius, and autism audible audiobook unabridged kristine barnett author, kathe mazur narrator, random house audio publisher 4. Pdf the husband school book by kristine rolofson free. A mother s story of nurturing, genius, and autism kindle edition by kristine barnett author visit amazons kristine barnett page. Here is a quick description and cover image of book the spark. Jake barnett was 10yearsold when he tested mathematically at the level of a phd student in astrophysics.
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