Joshua Beckford is listed among the top 30 most remarkable people in the World with Autism that have impacted on Society on The Illumination Foundation website `We the Spectrum` in North Carolina USA. He is also the youngest person ever to complete a course in Philosophy and History at Oxford University (OLP) on-line learning Platform at the age of 6. He wants to be a neuro surgeon and taught himself to perform complex surgical operations on Microsoft Surgery Simulator. He can correctly use all the instruments and successfully complete operations such as the removal of a Hernia, appendectomy, removal of a cataract, varicose, and tonsillectomy, repair a lower leg fracture and perform a Cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder).

Joshua Beckford has unusual skills in 8 different areas. Math’s, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, IT, Art and Science and sport. He is on the autistic spectrum – Asperger’s (High functioning). Joshua was born in the U. K in 2005.He was taught at home from the age of 10 months. He learned to read fluently using phonics at 2 years 6 months old.

Recently, Joshua was appointed Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network {BMAN} Low Income Families Education {L.I.F.E} Support Ambassador. BMAN Low Income Families Education (L.I.F.E) Support was established to create educational opportunities for children from low income families so that they have hope of positively contributing to a thriving society.

Joshua Beckford along with his father Knox Daniel will visit Nigeria in August 2019 to anchor a mentoring session for the BMAN Father and Son Together (FAST) Initiative under the theme “Beyond Limits”.

http://www.bmanadvocacy.org/2019/04/15/beyond-limits-with-joshua-beckford/