Through a dyslexic prism

Hello there blog readers and followers.

As a dyslexic the above graphic resonated with me. I see, make sense of and interact with the world around me through a dyslexic prism. 

A dyslexic prism that is unique from any other dyslexic because they make sense and see the world through their own unique dyslexic prisms. 

This does not mean we don't understand other dyslexics. This is because we share similar life experiences and had the same barriers to break through all our lives. 

The one thing we do share with each other is empathy which is one of our greatest strengths.

Our dyslexic prisms are as incomprehensible to non dyslexics as non dyslexic prisms are to we dyslexics?

True or false what do you think?

Does this even make any sense or resonate with you?

Many thanks for reading

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Based on an idea by myself and realised by Bill Blenman

being dyslexic is about diversity and difference not about discrepancy, disorder and deficits

Welcome to my first dyslexia blog of 2020

Why is my organisation Dyslexia Pathways Community Interest Company a social enterprise. 

Two reasons why we support and promote the social model of dyslexia. These being  that dyslexic is a life experience and that dyslexia is about diversity and difference. 

This is an empowering and inclusive way forward.

Why is Dyslexia Pathways Community Interest Company social enterprise? 

From an inclusion perspective there are three models of dyslexia. These are Charity, Medical and Social models. 

The charity model of Dyslexia says look at us we are poor dyslexics pity me. It fails to recognise that society has failed us and disempowered us, and thrown us into a reliance on charity. 

The medical model tells us dyslexia is about deficits, discrepancy and disorder. Again this model fails to recognise that it is society that has failed us and disempowered us.

These are societies answers to Dyslexia. Neither are positive, empowering or inclusive.

As the social model of dyslexia says, society disables. That dyslexia is about diversity and difference.

The social enterprise is about the dyslexic community doing it for themselves, Dyslexia is not about discrepancy, disorder and deficits it's about diversity and difference. This model tells us it is society that disables and that begins at school. That's why I say #Vivaladifference.

This disabling starts with an education system that marginalises and fails far to many or us.

Please feel free to leave any comments you wish to make.

Thanks for reading

Steve McCue dyslexic dyslexia and inclusion specialist, social entrepreneur, blogger, writer and musician

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Generative music, dyslexia and me

Hi Blog readers Wishing all my readers a restful christmas day I bought myself a new music app the other day. Its called Scape and is a generative music app from Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers. You dont have to be a musician to use it, its quite easy to use. For me as a dyslexic I have always found music and making music fab for many reasons from helping me develop my concentration to my sequencing skills and relaxation etc. All of which could benefit any dyslexic like myself. Its an app for Ipad and a fab tool for creating ambient music with art. I have been a fan of ambient music since 1975 and even create my own now and again. Wrote a whole album of ambient stuff a while back.. Ambient music and this app will not be for everyone but at £11 I give it a ten out of ten and advise you all to investigate it and other generative music apps.

This link will take you to a you tube video of the app

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PennXD3SGmI

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Unique Dyslexic BOOM podcasts

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Today I am posting a link to my Soundcloud page where I have posted my latest Unique Dyslexic BOOM three part podcast on dyslexia.

https://soundcloud.com/raelthing/sets/steve-mccue-the-life-dyslexic

The link will take you to my Soundcloud page.

Please leave any comments you may have they would all be much appreciated negative as well as positive.

I am now on by Christmas break from by dyslexia university work and from my broadcasting course. The broadcasting course has been going very well. 
Especially the podcasting because I have access to Adobe Audition to record and edit my podcasts. Podcasts are more accessible.

I would like to do more with the podcasting and I am researching ways to do that. Ideally I would like Adobe Audition at home but its outside my budget.

If anyone has any ideas about getting more involved in podcasting, on the cheap, lol because I have a very limited budget, I would be much appreciated.

Anyway that's enough for me for today

Peace, Love and Groovyness to all, #PeaceLoveGroovyness

Steve McCue (Dyslexic dyslexia and inclusion specialist, musician, blogger, podcaster and social entrepreneur)

My latest dyslexia podcast

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The link below takes you to my Soundcloud page where you can listen to my latest dyslexia podcast. Its about models of dyslexia.

Your feedback an comments are welcomed as well as any questions you may have

https://soundcloud.com/raelthing/my-dyslexia-podcast

My HND Broadcasting course is going well. My second Unique Dyslexic Boom radio show went much better than my first.

The show features dyslexia articles as well as social media stuff and 1970s music.

If you are dyslexic or neuro diverse or disabled or any combination of the three this is a page where you can share your creativity and experiences in a friendly supportive environment. Just select the link below and visit the page.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/unique.dyslexic/

anyway thanks for reading

peace love and groovyness 

Steve McCue 

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Dyslexia: deficites, disorder and discrepancy? I dont believe so.....

me in the Boom radio station during the my Unique Dyslexic Boom radio broadcast

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Almost all new ideas are generated by individuals but they are given life by and nurtured by communities and the cultures they create.

If we are ever going to move away from a negative medical model of dyslexia that has nothing positive to say to dyslexics or about dyslexia. We, as dyslexics, need to come together and create a coherent global dyslexic community. A global dyslexic community that has a more positive social model of dyslexia vision. A vision which nurtures and values dyslexic diversity and difference and celebrates all that we have achieved and are still to achieve in the future.

We need to consign the medical model of dyslexia to history where it belongs because it has failed us as dyslexics. The medical model defines us in terms of deficits, disorder and discrepancy. Its a model that has nothing positive to say about dyslexia or to dyslexics.

The social model of dyslexia defines us by what we can do and achieve, it empowers us and it frees us from the negative medical model stereotype that tells us being dyslexic means we are disabled is some way.

That's why I believe that dyslexia is a difference that reflects diversity and that neuro diversity is as important as biodiversity. My organisation Dyslexia Pathways CIC was the first dyslexia focussed social enterprise in the world and we have embraced and promoted the social model of dyslexia.

Why not join us and let's create the global community and culture we are dyslexics need to move forward and enable our dyslexic kids to thrive and succeed.

Anyway many thanks for reading, you are invited to leave comments in the comments section.

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