'Revealing my ADHD was the best thing': Neurodivergence in the arts
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High energy dance track Bang Bang! by Swedish electronic act Galantis kicks off with the lyrics, "You know I hate sometimes, my mind can run, faster than a bullet from a gun". Subtitled My Neurodivergent Anthem, it's now getting a video game remake with an ADHD character at the centre of the action.
Created in collaboration with a small group of neurodivergent gamers, its makers say it's game-changing. Ubisoft's neurodiversity talent director, Pierre Escaich, tells Sky News: "Coming out with your condition is not easy when ADHD is not recognised positively by society. And that's why making it was so important to us.".
He says rather than being "problematic", those with ADHD are "problem solvers" and "out-of-the-box thinkers", and hopes the game will help "shine a positive light" on the condition. Diagnosed with ADHD two years ago, reality star Sam Thompson says he hid his condition from prospective employers for years.
He explains to Sky News: "[I thought] If I go to a commissioner and say, 'I really want to host a show' they'll be like, 'This guy is going to struggle'. I was really worried about how the up tops were going to see me, having ADHD.". Prince and Princess of Wales to launch mental health programme in Sandringham.
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