Published on 12, July, 2020
The documentary has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award 2018 for the Best Single Documentary:http://www.chrispackham.co.uk/news/chris-packham-wins-a-broadcasting-press-guild-award-2018-for-the-best-single-documentary
Given the available time, I thought the programme was excellent. My only criticism relates to scheduling: I would have liked the programme on BBC1 at prime time.
I really enjoyed watching this documentary.
My husband said he saw a lot of parallels between him and me, though at times I was watching thinking that he was nothing like me. Shows what I know!
My husband thought it was a good representation of someone at about my level of functioning, which in my opinion is a good thing because I am somewhere in the 'average' middle ground and that's not an area often represented in the media, where usually the focus is on the genius types or the non-verbal types with more obvious stims.
I used to watch a lot of documentaries about autism, but struggled to enjoy them or even get through them to the end. I've found that in the last year or two, we're getting much better variety and far more documentaries with real experiences, rather than professionals talking about us.
My wife who used to be a special needs teacher so know a thing or three about autism and Aspergers has often joked that I am on the spectrum. Having watched this documentary i have come to realise that i really do have this 'condition'. i then forgot about it for a few months
But I have just listened to Paddy Considine being interviewed on Lauren Laverne's BBC 6 music show talking about his condition and I have decided to put my head above the parapet here.
Now what do I do. Is it worth me getting a formal diagnosis, I work in the NHS and have approached my occupational health department.
Any thoughts gladly received