Positivity With Persisto : Building Your Self-esteem and Coping When Things Get Tough!

Meet Positive Persisto, your superhero guide to persistence and self-esteem!

This fun and colourful activity book shows you how to stay positive and bounce back from the challenges that dyslexia throws at you. Persisto will help you find out what resilience and a growth mindset really mean, and how to use teamwork and self-belief to keep focused on what you're really good at.

Dyslexia can be tough, especially when it feels like other people can do stuff that's tricky for you. It's really important to build up strong self-esteem from the inside, so you can remember what's great about you and use it to beat challenges. Persisto even has some great ideas for how grownups can help, including in those times when you don't want everyone to know you need a bit of a hand. With tips on everything from building your team to working out new ways to look at problems, Persisto's got your back!

Paul McNeill is the head of community football for the Scottish Football Association, and is an experienced public and keynote speaker. He is dyslexic and works as an ambassador for Dyslexia Scotland and winner of Potential Unlocked Awards Outstanding Contribution to Education 2021 for Mission Dyslexia

Rossie Stone is the founder and director of Dekko comics, an educational comic book company that turns the school curriculum into fun comic stories. He works alongside Paul as an ambassador for Dyslexia Scotland and has given three TEDx talks about Dekko comics and his own struggle with dyslexia. Rossie is also a winner at the Dyslexia Awards 2022, and also a nominee for the National Diversity Awards back in 2018.

Julie McNeill has a Masters degree in Creative Writing and has worked in education and social care, supporting children with additional needs. She has been a keynote speaker at the Dyslexia Scotland Education Conference, where she talked about life with dyslexia 'Beyond the School Gates'.