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Kristine Barnett's child Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein's, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At 9 he began working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts imagine may someday put him in-line for a Nobel Prize, and at age group 12 he became a paid researcher in quantum physics. However the story of Kristine's voyage with Jake is even more remarkable because his amazing brain was almost lost to autism. At age group 2, when Jake was diagnosed, Kristine was advised he might never be able to link his own shoes. The Spark is a remarkable memoir of mother and son. Ornamented by "experts" at home and in special ed who attempted to concentrate on Jake's most elementary skills and curtail his distracting passions - moving shadows on the wall, stars, plaid habits on sofa textile - Jake made no progress, withdrew more and more into his own world, and eventually stopped communicating completely. Kristine understood in her heart and soul that she acquired to produce a change. From the advice of her partner, Michael, and the developmental specialists, Kristine followed her instincts, pulled Jake out of special ed, and began planning him for mainstream kindergarten on her behalf own. Counting on the insights she developed at the daycare center she runs from the storage in her home, Kristine resolved to follow Jacob's "spark" - his passionate interests. Why concentrate on what he couldn't do? You will want to concentrate on what he could? This basic school of thought, along with her opinion in the power of ordinary childhood experience (softball, picnics, s'mores about the campfire) and the importance of play, helped Kristine overcome huge odds. The Barnetts weren't wealthy people, and in addition to monetaray hardship, Kristine herself confronted serious health issues. But through effort and determination on behalf of Jake and his two younger brothers, as well as an undying beliefs in their community, friends, and family, Kristine and Michael prevailed. The results were beyond anything anyone might have imagined. Dramatic, motivating, and transformative, The Spark is approximately the power of love and courage when confronted with overwhelming obstructions, and the amazing possibilities that may appear when we learn how to tap the true potential that lies within every child, and in every of us.
