Jake: Math prodigy proud of his autism

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• GI

  @GIADISTA · 11 years ago

  And I'm just sitting here watching a YouTube video instead of doing my homework... great

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• NI

  @NightMareOSU · 11 years ago

  Arrogance? More like confidence and absolutely proud of his abilities, he has every right in the world to be so confident in himself, he's not only a genius, but he's also very driven and dedicated in what he does. Good for him, I'll be waiting to see what marvel he comes up with for all of us one day.

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• MR

  @mroceans8336 · 8 years ago

  I’m an autistic genius too. I can play 12 hours of GTA every day. Perfect concentration.

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• DA

  @daniel_k_music · 7 years ago

  I remember seeing this when I was about 11 years old and I had recently learned why I was so different from my classmates and couldn't seem to be very likable. Turns out I was diagnosed with Aspergers when I was 6, but no one ever told me. I sat in at my own IEP meeting in 6th grade and learned that my teachers and mom expected me to never live alone, never drive a car. I also learned that I could have skipped a grade had I been "socially ready". I was determined to change my teachers' and my mom's minds and so I began trying to study normal social behaviors and try to make a friend or two. I too was a math nerd up until I realized my hatred of algebra, so I needed a new passion and so I latched onto music. I am now going to be studying music at college next fall. I have my drivers license, and yes, I will be living on my own in the future.

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• JE

  @jessicarada503 · 10 years ago

  All these people saying 'he hasn't got autism'! You all have to realise that autism is a very broad thing and basically every case of autism is different

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• OH

  @ohthatslexi5476 · 9 years ago

  * Ask question that I can&apos;t even pronounce.<br><br><br>*Sits back and slurps a juice box

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• MU

  @musicalgrace7774 · 8 years ago (edited)

  &quot;he taught himself all of high school math in just two weeks&quot; 😱😱

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• RI

  @rileykouf7453 · 7 years ago

  2012: nothing <br>2019: it&apos;s been 7 years let&apos;s recommend this

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• MT

  @MtBoMbEr3 · 9 years ago

  sitting in class drinking a caprisun LMFAO legend.

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• NI

  @NiraliMPatel-rd8qp · 9 years ago

  I used to teach gifted students, and one student, who I won&apos;t name, was on the spectrum and was just INCREDIBLY intelligent as though he was from a different dimension. He spoke about the brain in ways that I just could not believe! He didn&apos;t need a teacher, he needed a mentor. So great.

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• MS

  @msinvincible2000 · 7 years ago

  That&apos;s not just memory: there are people who remember every moment of their lives, but are incapables of doing maths, or science or art or anything

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• JU

  @JuliaPruneda · 1 year ago

  I have mixed emotions about this, because Christine Burnett wrote a book about how successful her autistic son is, but she was abusive to Natalia

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