Here’s one of social media’s biggest stars talking about being diagnosed with ADHD… Thinking differently can cause real frustration but ultimately is a strength that should be celebrated!

It was a total honour to work on this. The BBC confirmed today that episode one of Chris Packham's all-new Inside Our Autistic Minds will air on TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY. 9pm. BBC Two. It's going to be something special. And a bit emotional. Read more: nickransom.co.uk/news/inside-ou…

OPINION: I’ve talked to the The Guardian about how critical language is to changing the narrative around autistic people. I cringe when I hear ‘my autism’. Has anyone actually seen autism walking down the street? Read more: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

ADHD is being debated in Parliament today... and we've seen a small spike in ignorant and ill-informed articles about it being a 'trend' and doubting it's existence. Again. It's exhausting. My ADHD diagnosis saved me. I wrote about it here👇🏻 darrylmorris.co.uk/2018/10/31/how… #ADHD

The power of the Neurodiverse Media Community 🤩

Instead of reading the awful stuff about ADHD here’s some content by people with ADHD from my The Unwritten 🪡

🚨PREVIEW 🚨 With three days to go, the BBC have posted the pre-titles of Inside Our Autistic Minds on the programme page. The wait is almost over… 9pm. Tuesday. BBC Two. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f…

Mission complete. Series aired. WHAT A JOURNEY. #InsideOurAutisticMinds

My The Mirror column this week is on how the press will never become less ableist without regulation mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/p…

To whoever made this 🫡 #actuallyautistic

Applications for Channel 4's Paralympics Production Training Scheme are now OPEN! 🚀 We've launched a brand new website and there are 19 opportunities across the UK exclusively for disabled people looking to start their career in the TV industry. Visit: c4productiontrainingscheme.com

increases in ADHD diagnosis is not due solely to TikTok. ⁦BBC News (UK)⁩ Growing awareness in education & Parent Carer forums, Charities, NGO’s & Support groups have been facilitating this change for well over a decade. The Tik Tok debate is unhelpful. bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-…

A powerful and emotional insight into the autistic mind, by Alison Holt. The media seem to be getting slightly better on identity-first language too lately, though this could be polished a little… bbc.co.uk/news/uk-655316…

So I'm working with ScreenSkills to host another neurodiversity discussion this August exploring the challenges and strengths on working in media. Does anybody know any interesting folks with ADHD in film? Would be great to chat!

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Neurodiversity in telly. A 90 minute chit chat from a 100% neurodivergent panel. Come and join us today online at 12pm via ScreenSkills. screenskills.com/bookings/neuro…

Have you been denied an autism/ADHD assessment in York due to this new policy? The team and I at Channel 5 News are exploring this and are keen to hear from you. As always, your story would be sensitively told by an autistic journalist. 👋🏼 #AccessDeniedND #journorequest

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