A touching video clip of a six-year-old boy with autism displaying his remarkable memory skills on ITV’s This Morning programme has taken social media by storm.

Jayden Binkley, Nottingham, appeared on the show in recent days alongside presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, who kindly asked him to tackle a tricky geography quiz to exhibit his “amazing gift for memory”.

Young Jayden was successfully able to recite names of all 196 countries of the world in alphabetical order – including the names of obscure and lesser-known countries such as Benin, Comoros and Vanuatu.

A video clip of the budding geography enthusiast in action attracted mass attention on social media shortly after the broadcast on Tuesday 20 June.

Speaking on the show, Jayden’s proud mother, Lynn Binkley, told viewers that the six-year-old is also able to confidently match each of the world’s flags to their respective nations.

Jayden’s talents were first discovered when he was just three-years-old, viewers heard.

“What Jayden has achieved is amazing,” Ms Binkley said.

“He didn’t speak until he was three. When he started nursery he couldn’t string a sentence together, now his vocabulary is amazing.

“He was three-and-a-half years old, and couldn’t talk properly, but, bizarrely, could remember whole songs and recite them with ease.”

Speaking about Jayden’s experiences with autism, she added: “Although he always performs at school, he struggles with everyday things – like getting dressed and eating.

“He [also] suffers from intense anxiety – but he has this amazing gift for memory,” she said.