Critiquing the 'Epidemic' of 'Adult ADHD' and 'Neurodiversity'. Lessons from Historical Socio-Psychiatric Phenomena
Talk on Neurodiversity
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Talk on Neurodiversity
The legend of Dawn O Donnell – The Godmother of Sydney’s Mardi Gras Dawn O’Donnell was a convent girl who became a professional ice skater, travelled the world and then landed up in 1950s Australia, a penniless lesbian. By the time of her death in 2007, she was a major player in…
Underwater cameraman Brad Bestelink has pioneered the art of diving safely with Nile Crocodiles in the Okavango Delta. In this film he returns to Botswana and undertakes a hazardous dive deep into crocodile-infested papyrus caves, uncovering new scientific evidence and revealing the darkest secrets of…
The All-Ireland Football Finals, September 2009. On the pitch, a ferocious battle for the Sam Maguire Cup. In the stands, 82,000 spectators cheer and weep. And behind the scenes, Peter, Pat, Robert, Shakila, Lenny, Pauline, Frank, Séamus, Amy and their two thousand colleagues make it happen. They…
From regal burial to exhumation and decapitation, this relic of our only non-royal ruler has traveled a most peculiar path. It has been a gruesome warning to traitors, a secret prize for a soldier, an attraction at an eighteenth-century peep show, and an object of veneration and derision until it was…
Crook Hat and Camphoo are Alyawarr elders, from central Australia, who are concerned about the survival of traditional skills and culture. As Crook Hat says at the beginning of this outstanding film: “We are telling the old people’s way. It’s not just our way. We are trying to teach…
David Tranter continues his series of outstanding films which document the Dreaming stories and history of his Alyawarr heritage. As in Tranter’s other films - BOOMERANG TODAY, CROOKHAT AND CAMPHOO, KARLU KARLU and WILLABERTA JACK - the stories are told by Elders in the community. In this case…
Every summer for the past 40 years stunning geometric formations have appeared in crop fields all over the world, and in particular in the fields of South-West England. What are these mysterious patterns? Made by clever land artists in a few dark night hours, or creations of an unknown origin, - maybe…
Academy Award (R) nominated documentary filmmaker William Gazecki, "WACO: Rules of Engagement," offers a compelling and provocative look at the mysterious phenomenon of crop circles. Full of interviews with leading crop circle researchers and scientists, "CROP CIRCLES: Quest For Trut"h…
World hunger, food as a commodity and a weapon - animated film. World hunger: this partly animated film points out the connections between surplus and famine. It shows a game of chance being played across continents and down the centuries. Meanwhile, a young shop assistant in a supermarket demonstrates…
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true; two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé qui allait prendre soin de votre corps après votre décès? Un homme? Une femme? Peut-être cela vous est-il indifférent… Soit. De toute façon, jusqu’ici, vous n’aviez pas vraiment le choix…