Kristine Barnett, author of The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nuturing Genius - 20 June 2013, 8-9pm BST

Kristine Barnett will be taking part in a live online Q & A with us on Thursday 20 June 2013, 8-9pm BST. The Spark follows Kristine's experiences raising her son Jacob, who is a child prodigy with autism, recently tipped to be a future Nobel prize winner. This is your chance to ask your questions about the book and her experiences raising Jacob. 

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David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and number9dream - 2 July 2013, 12-1pm BST

David Mitchell will be taking part in a live online Q & A with us on Tuesday 2 July 2013, 12-1pm BST. He will be answering questions about his new book, The Reason I Jump, a translation of a book by Naoki Higishida, a Japanese boy with autism, which he wrote when he was 13 years old. David Mitchell and his wife translated Naoki's book after finding it gave them an invaluable insight into their son’s autism. Their hope is that it might help others deal with the practicalities of autism, as well as illuminate a little understood condition.

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