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Questions raised over Cambridge professor Jason Arday's childhood non-verbal claim

13 August 2026 · in 80 words

Questions raised over Cambridge professor Jason Arday's childhood non-verbal claim

Professor Jason Arday's claim of not speaking until almost 12 is facing scrutiny, as former schoolmates give conflicting accounts. Two men remember him speaking at primary school and joking, while others say they never heard him until secondary school. Arday denies these accounts, with two friends supporting his memoir's version of events.

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