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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012

At age two, Jake Barnett was diagnosed with autism and his future was unclear. Now at age 13, Jake is a college sophomore and a math and science prodigy. Jake says his autism is key to his success. Morley Safer reports.
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  • ETericET

    ETericET 5 days ago

    It's people like Jake that are going to save humanity. 

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  • schooly bro

    schooly bro 1 day ago

    Very very SMART

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  • lonefreeze

    lonefreeze 55 minutes ago

    GENIUS.

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  • AerosPenguin

    AerosPenguin 2 hours ago

    Holy shit it's Jake from State Farm.

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  • Joe11Blue

    Joe11Blue 5 hours ago

    You mistakenly believe that this is a public domain and that you have the right to meter anyone elses thoughts.

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  • Yvette Norris

    Yvette Norris 7 hours ago

    I wonder if his mind has a capacity limit or will he start to figure out things that are just unfathomable to even some of the smartest of mathematicians? I've always thought that people with autism are using more of their brains than the percentage we are all thought to use.

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  • SmartSlaya

    SmartSlaya 7 hours ago

    Maybe it was a joke, but it sounds kinda dumb

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  • mobbishlove

    mobbishlove 8 hours ago

    Awww...Jacob is amazing, his is up in line for Nobal Price!! Google, Bing or whatever search engine for " Living with Autism – Katie Couric " view 4th video. Wow plain Wow.

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  • woodahgo34

    woodahgo34 8 hours ago

    save humanity from what?

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  • Jamieisepix

    Jamieisepix 8 hours ago

    My friend Tom is 11 and his grades are of an above average 17 year old

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