Dyslexia, Diversity and Difference

 

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Hello, hello hello there,

Dyslexia: a difference that reflects diversity. It is society that disables us.

Then I would say that wouldn't I? Not being dyslexic has its own negative aspects doesn't it. I would not want to be not dyslexic, if that makes any sense. We as dyslexics need to define dyslexia for ourselves not let a society that lacks any real understanding about being dyslexic define dyslexia for us.

I bang on about the medical / deficit model of dyslexia and how negative it is. All the medical / deficit model tells us is we are ill in some way. That we need to be cured. It tells the world we dyslexics have deficits, disorders and discrepancies. Way to go no dyslexic world.

There is far too much focus on remediation on trying to make us into a non dyslexic image that we will never achieve, and I would never want to achieve because being dyslexic is fab. Not enough focus on enabling us to develop to our strengths as a whole person so that we can embrace our dyslexia and succeed because of it.

Unless we break away the medical model of dyslexia many of us will keep on becoming negative self fulfilling prophecies and keep on being marginalised by wider society.

Anyway that's enough of me prattling on

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Steve Unique Dyslexic McCue