Joshua Beckford is not your regular 8-year-old.
This bright-eyed kid is the outstanding toddler became the youngest person ever to attend Oxford University with dreams to become a neurosurgeon and an astronaut.
The 8-year old is currently a leading global face in the fight against autism. He is a member of the Autistic spectrum, the U.K National Autistic Society as well as raising awareness for charities including the CES Nigerian Charity and the GUBA Foundation, Ghana.
His outstanding accomplishments include being on the White House website for African American education.
Joshua Beckford read fluently by age 2, speaks Japanese, & practices medical surgery on a simulator #AfAmEdChat pic.twitter.com/59qu5nvKz5
— WH Black Initiative (@AfAmEducation) May 6, 2014
Beckford is also the only child featured among the scientists of colour.
In May 2014, he did a presentation on the human anatomy to raise funds for the Afro-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust in Wembley with over five hundred people in attendance. Few days later, he performed in front of nine hundred guests with the Anna Kennedy Autism Got Talent 2014 show held at the Mermaid centre. Watch a clip of the performance below:
