"He is Exceptional": Man Who Couldn't Read at Age 18 Becomes Professor, His Photos Go Viral
- A determined young man who was unable to read even up to the age of 18 has become a professor
- As a child, the man, Jason Arday, suffered from autism spectrum disorder and global development delay
- But Jason refused to give up on his dream of becoming successful as he has emerged as the youngest black professor at Cambridge
A young man who refused to give up on his dreams has become the youngest black professor at Cambridge.
As a little kid, Jason Arday was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and global development delay, New York Post reports.
Source: UGC
This hampered many of his academic abilities in life and he was unable to read even up to the age of 18.
Jason overcomes autism, becomes successful
Jason, however, stuck to his dream of becoming successful in life as he continued to push forward.
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Apart from his inability to read, Jason could not speak until he was 11. This means that to make it in life, he would have to be assisted to do many things.
He refused to accept the stark reality. He wrote then that he must work at the University of Oxford or Cambridge. His determination saw him through, and he is now one of only five black professors at the University of Cambridge at 37.
Jason reacts to his success
Commenting on his success so far in life, Jason said:
“As optimistic as I am, there’s just no way I could have thought that would have happened. If I was a betting person, the odds on it were so long. It’s just mad."
Professor Bhaskar Vira, the pro-vice-chancellor of education at Cambridge, said:
“He will contribute significantly to Cambridge’s research in this area and to addressing the under-representation of people from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, especially those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities."
Nigerian lady gets help to encourage her hard work
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The lady said she went into the job to be able to support herself in school.
A good samaritan gave her the sum of N100k for free as a form of encouragement.
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