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Chris helps an autistic comedian reveal to her mum what鈥檚 really going on inside her head and gives a non-speaking autistic man the chance to take his message to the world.

Since sharing his own autism diagnosis with the world, naturalist and presenter Chris Packham has been flooded with letters and emails from other autistic people, frustrated that their friends, families and co-workers don鈥檛 understand them. And in this series, Chris wants to bridge the gap.

By teaming up with top film-makers, graphic designers, animators and musicians, Chris helps a group of autistic people create short films to reveal to their family and friends how they鈥檙e truly feeling inside 鈥 what鈥檚 really going on in their autistic minds.

He helps an autistic comedian reveal to her mum what鈥檚 really going on inside her head, gives a non-speaking autistic man the chance to take his message to the world and visits the only state school in the country exclusively for autistic girls.

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Chris Packham
Editor Sabrina Burnard
Editor James Bicknell
Music Ty Unwin
Production Manager Shiva Talwar
Executive Producer Amanda Lyon

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  • Tue 14 Feb 2023 21:00
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  • Fri 24 Mar 2023 02:00
  • Wed 17 Jan 2024 17:35
  • Thu 18 Jan 2024 11:00
  • Fri 19 Jan 2024 07:30
  • Sun 21 Jan 2024 12:30
  • Mon 22 Jan 2024 22:30
  • Tue 23 Jan 2024 20:35
  • Mon 4 Mar 2024 21:00
  • Sat 7 Jun 2025 22:05
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  • Mon 9 Jun 2025 00:05
  • Tue 10 Jun 2025 10:05
  • Wed 11 Jun 2025 04:05
  • Wed 11 Jun 2025 13:05
  • Thu 12 Jun 2025 00:05
  • Thu 12 Jun 2025 17:05
  • Fri 13 Jun 2025 01:05
  • Sat 14 Jun 2025 13:05

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