The Spark

Softcover – Used

Non Fiction

Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein and a photographic memory. At nine he developed an original theory in astrophysics that may earn a Nobel Prize. But Jake’s story is all the more remarkable because his extraordinary mind was almost lost to autism.

When the experts wanted to restrict his behaviour – staring at shadows on the wall, stars, patterns – Jake withdrew into his own world. But against all the advice, Kristine decided to follow Jacob’s passions – his ‘spark’. The results were beyond anything anyone could have imagined.