Bambi Abhainn Buchanan

How does one begin to explain how their brain functions differently to others? Having faced the struggles of late diagnosis with ADHD, I wanted to make a piece that reflected not only how I experience the world but how others with the same diagnosis do as well.

Overwhelmed is a multi-media VR experience that is deliberately overstimulating to try to reflect the inner experience of one's brain when living with ADHD. Grounded in my experience from a misunderstood child to an accepted adult, the world is build around different aspects of ADHD that many others including myself have felt going through life with this condition.

The aim of this project is to help those without ADHD feel a sense of compassion and for those with it to feel a sense of acceptance and community.