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Watch: Seven GCSE exams, five months, one determined teenager
Patrick McCabe, a 16‑year‑old secondary school pupil with cerebral palsy, completed GCSE exams in seven subjects over five months using eye‑gaze technology.
Patrick McCabe said the wait for his GCSE results on Thursday is "terrifying".
Patrick McCabe was inspired to take the exams after seeing the late Rob Burrow appear on CBeebies' Bedtime Stories, where he read aloud using an eye‑controlled computer.
Secondary school pupil Patrick McCabe, 16, has told BBC Breakfast that the wait for his GCSE results on Thursday is "terrifying".
McCabe has cerebral palsy and completed exams in seven subjects over the course of five months using eye-gaze technology - an achievement celebrated by his friends and teachers at school.
The pupil, who describes himself as "hard-working, resilient and a little bit cheeky," said the process was difficult.
McCabe was inspired to take the exams after seeing the late Rob Burrow appear on CBeebies' Bedtime Stories, where he read aloud using an eye-controlled computer.
BBC Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin spoke to Patrick ahead of results day.
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