Social model of dyslexia together with social enterprise, a positive, inclusive and innovative way forward for the dyslexic community

 

Living in a neuro diverse Universe

Hello all, hope life is treating you well

A 2016 Vlog from Steve McCue at Dyslexia Pathways CIC. I talk about my social enterprise Dyslexia Pathways CIC and our Unique Dyslexic Campaign.

Unique Dyslexia focusses on the creative, while Dyslexia Pathways CIC on the academic. Unique Dyslexic Get Creative was our way to raise awareness of dyslexia positive.

I discuss our social model of dyslexia together with social enterprise and what it brings to the dyslexic table. Please watch the video below. Just click on the link.

Many thanks for watching. Please feel free to leave any comments or ask me a question. Maybe subscribe and join our unique dyslexic clan.

#PeaceLoveGrooveyness from me

Steve #UniqueDyslexic Mccue

I bawled my eyes out, twice lol

Me as a wee bairn, not sure when or where, probably Scotland 1959 / 60

Hello all, hope you are all doing well out there

When I was very young. Maybe 1 or 2 years old. I was pretty seriously ill and ended up in hospital for a year or so. Originally went in for Scarlet Fever. It nearly killed me apparently. I bawled my eyes out being left there.

After I got over Scarlet Fever I got a serious throat infection, probably strep throat. Ice cream was the only thing I could eat for ages lol. I guess that explains my addiction to icec ream and all things sweet, CHOCOLATE!

Finally, for some reason, I got a bone growing from my bum. Got some techy medical name. But I had to get in removed. I can still feel the scar today. Never seen the scar though.

I will get Anne to take a photo when I get up the courage to ask her. Feels kind'a big though lol. I again bawled my eye out being taken home. Kid, so difficult to keep happy lol.

Did you have any serious illness as a wee bairn?

So its, #PeaceLoveGrooveyness

from me

Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

Another early COVID podcast, my dyslexia work and life under COVID. Recorded live and unscripted from my allotment in Glenrothes

 

Photo from our 1st Unique Dyslexic Get Creative Fused Glass Workshop

Hello, hello and hello all, hope life is treating you well

Talking about COVID shut down and it is seriously impacting on income for my Social enterprise Dyslexia Pathways CIC. I am still trying to get my head around online learning, both as a learner and teacher. But student and staff safety is paramount here. On the plus side I have students accessing support from me again. Its a steep learning curve for all. Also talking about how I keep myself sane and caring for the family.

Below is a link the the podcast on You Tube just click on the link below:

Nice short blog this time which includes podcast. Let me know what you think? Your feedback is important to me. 

Be fab if you would subscribe and leave a like. Much appreciated

#PeaceLoveGroveyness from me to you all.

Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

Photo at the top of this page is from our first Unique Dyslexic Get Creative series of creative workshops. This one was a  Fused Glass Art. I have a video of the work produced. A fun creative time was had by all.

Speaking as both a dyslexic and as a dyslexia and inclusion specialist:

 

Which design do you prefer?

Hi there to all of you out there, hope life is being good to you?

Just a very short blog from me today.

Speaking as both a dyslexic and as a dyslexia and inclusion specialist I do not like the word remediate. If there is any remediation needed its our education system that needs it to make our whole education system more dyslexia, neuro diverse and disability friendly.

Only 19% of adult dyslexics were assessed while at school. 

What do you think about that statement. Do you agree or disagree?

#PeaceLoveGrooveyness to you all

from me

Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

Blog from about our very successful Unique Dyslexic Get Creative campaign

Original Unique Dyslexic Logo based on an idea from me

 

Welcome to another Unique Dyslexic blog. Hope you are all doing away out there.

Hi blog readers. Yet another early blog writing start for me today. On Saturday 13th September 2014 we ran the fifth of our Unique Dyslexic Get Creative workshops.

This one was delivered to us for free by Furniture Plus and Clarabelle Christie and their generosity in offering us this enabled us to add this additional workshop to our Unique Dyslexic Get Creative programme.

Some of the aims of Unique Dyslexic Get Creative are to get dyslexics together and sharing stories and experiences of being dyslexic and of being parents of dyslexic kids. 

To provide dyslexic's with a forum where mutual support can be offered. To raise awareness of the social model of dyslexia. 

But mainly it was to provide an opportunity where creative dyslexics could get together, be creative and have fun and share support.

I think you can see from some of the photos here in my blog and in the Facebook album that everyone certainly had fun. All expressed their creative side and up cycled some very old drab boring chairs into brand spanking new looking ones. They all did fab, had fun and shared stories.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this blog. Please feel free to give us a like on our Facebook page.  Or leave a comment and subscribe to help the channel grow.

Is there anyone out there who would like to volunteer some of their time to help spread the Unique Dyslexic word and grow our social media reach.

If you would like to write a guest blog or poem to share your thoughts on dyslexia. Please, just send it to me and I can post it in my blog. Same goes for a movie about dyslexia and your thoughts.

Thanks for taking the time to read this blog, hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a like, or give it a share on your social media.

#PeaceLoveGrooveyness to you all from me Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

Dyslexia, mental health, empathy and emotional intelligence

Good day to you all. Hope life is treating you well. If not, always remember you are not alone.

After COVID hit I set up Unique Dyslexic Eye podcasting. As part of this I documented life through COVID. Here is one of the early ones. This one is about dyslexia and mental health. As dyslexics we tend to have a high level of empathy and fab emotional intelligence. This is fab but, it can be a bit of a double edged school. What are your thoughts on this?

Here is a link to my Unique Dyslexic Eye podcasts about this on You Tube:

Unique Dyslexic Eye podcast: Dyslexia and mental health

What did you do to keep yourself occupied in those early COVID days? #PeaceLoveGrooveyness to you all from me.

Thanks for reading and listening.

If you have something to say, or to share about this, please contact me here;

steve_mccue@hotmail.com

Tel: 078 287 414 73

Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

At the start of COVID I began recording a series of short podcasts

Playing cards when resting during a jam session

Hello there all, hope you are all well

At the start of COVID I began recording a series of short podcasts, live, from my allotment. I documents what was going on with myself and family as well as my dyslexia and neuro diversity Unique Dyslexic Eye Show during COVID.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc16IwOTIoU 

What were you doing at the start of COVID to help you cope with the stress and anxiety?

#PeaceLoveGrooveyness to all of you, from me, Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

I am a dyslexic dyslexia and inclusion specialist, social entrepreneur, writer, musician etc

 

Podcast logo for Unique Dyslexic Eye

Hi there from me Steve #UniqueDyslexic McCue

I am a dyslexic dyslexia and inclusion specialist, social entrepreneur, writer, musician etc. I blog and podcast about dyslexia / neuro diversity and other podcasts about stuff that interests me. I challenge the medical model of dyslexia which talks about dyslexia in terms of discrepancy, disorder and deficits . I support the social model of dyslexia that says dyslexia is about diversity and difference.

Please accept my cordial invitation to my Unique Dyslexic Eye podcast. Just click on the link below to visit my Unique Dyslexic Eye Site

https://stevemccue.podbean.com/

If you are a dyslexic, neuro diverse or disabled writer, poet or musician I am happy to share what you do on my podcast. If you are a podcaster yourself lets share our podcasts on our sites.

If enough people are interested maybe we could do a live broadcast? Or even create a shared channel?

Anywho thanks for taking the time to read my blog. Would be fab if you could share or even subscribe. It's totally free. Why not leave a  like or comment.

That's enough from me Steve #Unique Dyslexic McCue

Keep safe everyone