[4] By age 7, he began showing signs of advanced mathematical ability, which continued to develop during school.
[3] She also studied gemological identification and jewelry manufacturing, and tried to work in the gem industry in New York City.
[3] In 1991, Mary obtained representation from Central Casting and was later hired for guest appearances on Star Trek.
[4] In 1993, Jerry told Mary about a Halloween party being held by the Adult Gathering, United and Autistic self-help group; she attended dressed as Mozart, and he wore a whale costume constructed from chicken wire and newspaper.
[14] In October 1995, Kim Kowsky wrote a feature article about Jerry and Mary in the Los Angeles Times,[15] and quoted Linda Demer, a former board member of the Autism Society of Los Angeles, referring to them as "superstars in the world of autism" and "a source of inspiration for a lot of people".
[3] In March 1996, The Arizona Daily Star reported Mary could write "beautiful, note-perfect classical symphonies perfectly, and often while painting or drawing with her other hand".
[7] After their appearance on 60 Minutes in 1996, Jerry and Mary wrote self-help books for people with autism and Asperger syndrome.
"[15] In a chapter contributed to Development and Brain Systems in Autism, Temple Grandin described Jerry as a "patterns thinker" and "numbers savant", and wrote that the memoir Mozart and the Whale is a way to "learn more about" his "method of specialized thinking".
[19] Stephen Shore, the author of Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences With Autism and Asperger Syndrome said that with their book, "Jerry and Mary Newport show us all what it is to be human and how love truly can conquer all.