We dyslexics tend to be lateral thinkers

 

Me in the college studio presenting my first Unique Dyslexic broadcast before COVID

Hello, to you all

We dyslexics tend to be lateral thinkers, big picture thinkers and creative thinkers. This enables us to find unique solutions to problems and issues big and small.

That's why so many of us are entrepreneurs, engineers, creatives and techy heads.

We dyslexics don't fail at school because we are dyslexic. We fail because our education system is not designed to support the way we think and learn.

Being dyslexic can be fab, we can be fab empathisers, excellent problems solvers, brilliant at exploring and creating new ideas and concepts as well as fab communicators.

But our dyslexia unfriendly education system does not enable us to unlock and use our talents and abilities. But this does not mean we cannot succeed, that we cannot find our own way forward.

It's not we dyslexics who need to change to fit into our education system. Our education system needs to change to enable dyslexic to succeed and develop as learners.

There are so many fab successful dyslexics who have succeeded because they were dyslexic.

Indeed, the vast majority of successful dyslexics say they were successful in spite of their experiences at school.

Just think of what we could achieve at school and for society if our education system was more dyslexia friendly?

Being dyslexic can be fab but it can also be a huge pain in the ass and that's what it is for so many dyslexics a huge pain in the ass. The main reason it is a huge pain in the ass is our dyslexia unfriendly education system. We have all got to get together to change this.

#PeaceLoveGroovyness to you all

Steve McCue