Jason Arday, who is now 37 years old has been appointed a professor of Sociology of Education in the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest black man to ever take on this role.
Mr Arday, one of four children, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disease and a global developmental delay at the age of three.
In this inspiring story, the sociologist narrated how he spent his childhood on several speech and language therapies as he couldn’t read or write until the age of 18. He communicated with sign language until age 11 when he could speak.
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The specialists who attended to him didn’t believe he’d be able to cope and concluded that he’d require life long support, but Jason defied their expectations.
Autistic Boy Becomes a Professor
He shared in an interview that one of his goals was “One day, I will work at Oxford or Cambridge.”
When the dream became a reality, he said “If I was a betting person, the odds on it were so long. It’s just mad.”
He revealed that even though the global developmental delay made his brain process information very slowly, autism enabled him to fixate on things.
Music therapy, observing people, the undying love of a mother who sacrificed hours for him, and his tutor who was also his pal all paved a way for him to beat the odds.
He got GCSE’s; a BTEC; a first-class degree; two master’s degree, and a PhD at Liverpool John Moores University, all funded by his part-time job.
He hopes he can be a source of inspiration to many who have had such challenges.
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Death by Diabetes
Adams Peter woke up to examine his feet thoroughly (this is a daily routine for a diabetic patient).
He noticed a small blood clot on the right foot, and went straight for a medical check-up.
It all seemed like a dream when he got to the hospital and his doctor told him the foot had to be amputated urgently. That was the only way he could live.
