Free talk

The Attention Battle

Is ADHD everywhere you look? Diagnoses have skyrocketed, increasing almost twentyfold in the past two decades. Join us for an evening with the creators behind Impulse: Playing with Reality.

Tuesday 15 October 19:00
Science Gallery London
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Introduction

Impulse: Playing with Reality is an immersive story that explores how your thought patterns shape your life, and combines the touching accounts of four people living with intense emotions with playful mixed reality animations that connect their experiences to yours. During this curated evening, the directors of the project delve into the complex experience of trying to pin down this supposed deficit of attention, drawing from over 100 hours of interview material with individuals with ADHD and experts in the field.

In collaboration with Science Gallery London.

Hosted by May Abdalla, Writer and Director, Impulse: Playing with Reality

Speakers:

  • Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience at King's College London
  • Omar, Errol, Leanne and Tara, Lived Experience Contributors

How to book

Free tickets for this event will be purchased directly from the Science Gallery.

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