Inside Our Minds: Chris Packham's Journey into Understanding ADHD

Claire and Gen discuss Chris Packham's BBC documentary "Inside Our ADHD Minds," sharing how it portrays the lived experience of ADHD through the stories of two individuals with the condition.

• Documentary follows Henry (diagnosed as a child) and Jo (diagnosed late in life) as they create films to help their loved ones understand ADHD
• Henry's film portrayed ADHD as a character bombarding him with distractions, using ball pit balls as metaphors for competing thoughts
• Jo's late diagnosis led to grief and anger about opportunities missed without proper understanding
• We both related deeply to the challenges of maintaining friendships with ADHD traits like time blindness
• The documentary highlights how "attention deficit" is a misnomer - it's more about attention dysregulation
• The powerful moment when Jo's friend says "You're not too much, I want more of you" resonated strongly with us both
• Packham's empathy despite not having ADHD himself (he has ASD) made the documentary particularly effective
• We highly recommend the documentary as a way to help family and friends understand ADHD experiences

Follow-up documentary about dyslexia also recommended for additional neurodiversity understanding.

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Further TW: This podcast references at times: alcohol abuse, depression, mood disorders, medical emergency, miscarriage, traffic accidents, grief and loss, teen pregnancy, anxiety, abuse, PDA, low self esteem, and anti-depressant medications, disordered eating, hoarding...

All music written and produced by Ash Doc Horror Lerczak.
Artwork by Gen

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