HE’LL never live a normal life, doctors told Jason Arday’s parents. Your son will need full-time care, and he’ll have to live in a care home, they said.
Jason was diagnosed with global development delay at the age of three. He took longer than other children his age to reach developmental milestones such as walking, talking and interacting socially. Doctors said he’d probably need to be in assisted living until the end of his days.
They could not have been more wrong.
At the age of 37 Jason has been appointed a professor of sociology at the University of Cambridge, one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.
After a series of teaching positions at various tertiary