"He is Exceptional": Man Who Could Not 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.

This hampered his academic abilities, and he could not read until he was 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 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; 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:

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“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."

Ghanaian man becomes a lecturer at Nottingham Trent University after years of setbacks

In an earlier story, YEN.com.gh wrote about how a Ghanaian living in the UK, Freeman Brobbey Owusu, persisted in realising his boyhood ambition. Freeman applied to 30 institutions, but none offered him a grant to complete his Doctorate and become the lecturer he had always wanted to be. He was allowed to begin instructing part-time and is now a senior lecturer at Nottingham Trent University.

Source: Legit.ng