D1VERG3NCE (2023) from Gympie Flexible Learning Centre, Australia, examines perceptions around ADHD, autism and cognitive processing differences. Through visual and emotional moments, the film reflects on how young people experience group dynamics, isolation, sensory overload and the weight of stereotypes and stigma. It offers shifting viewpoints on feeling overwhelmed and the small releases that bring relief. Shot for the Focus on Ability International Short Film Festival, D1VERG3NCE adds a school-based perspective to the programme, inviting audiences to listen and notice. Short, precise and thoughtful, it prompts conversation about inclusion, understanding and the varied ways teenagers with disability navigate their world.
From your perspective you can't see much, our faces, our feelings, our thoughts. When I'm overwhelmed, I overthink, I stress out and I shut down. It's really hard because I can't connect with people that are around me. Sometimes it's like there's a fight in my head with myself and I get so upset I just explode. I go into class and there's so many people and distractions that I can't focus. I often do think about how I got bullied and it is PTSD. I come out swinging because of all those hits that I took when I was small. I'm here and I'm a proud Indigenous woman. I can be hard to be friends with sometimes just because I have two different personalities. I can't really think and control my actions, I just kind of respond. They think I'm weird. Overstimulated. I can be hard to deal with, get very angry. I've been diagnosed with ADHD and I'm on the autism spectrum. I've been called retard. I don't know, I like tend to break down and my emotions. Stressed. I have the tism. People have a lot of opinions about me. Irritating. People say I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. People say I'm smart. I have ADHD. I don't. Usually if I smile, I get in trouble. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert. I'm a bit of a pervert.
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