1/18/12

A 27 year old autistic man is using his iPad for communicating. He hasn't been able to communicate for his whole life. However, the first time he used the iPad, he told his doctor about his brother. He can order his food at a diner all by himself. The iPad has given autistic children this window of speech. Jake is autistic but is also a math and science genius. He ended taking college level courses at age 8. He would give presentations to researchers twice his age. He used the money received from the presentation to convert his room into his own "lab". Jake and his Physics teacher published an article into a scientific journal. He is the youngest person to publish in a journal like such. Jake is known by everyone and is constantly called to help other students study. He is expected to graduate undergraduate at age 14.