Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity

Let’s hear it for another Aspie, a 12 year old autistic young man of high intelligence–>

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:23 PM on 24th March 2011

A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics.

Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 – higher than Albert Einstein – and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD research role.

The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates after hours.

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