In this stand-alone 45 minute documentary for Channel 4, Dr Karan Rajan and Dr Clare Bailey Mosely explore the subject of ADHD: what it's like to live with the condition, and how one might be assessed when seeking a diagnosis.
The task for us was to create a short series of animations to help explain how ADHD is classified and assessed, and how the functioning of the brain in people with the condition can affect how they think, feel and behave.
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