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03 Jun 2017, 12:10 am

Chris Packham to explore his Asperger Syndrome in new BBC documentary

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Springwatch presenter Chris Packham is to provide an insight into living with Asperger Syndrome in a new BBC documentary, set to air on BBC2 later this year.

The one-off special will follow Packham – who was diagnosed with Asperger's in 2005, at the age of 44 – in his home life and see him interview the world’s leading experts on autism research, as well as a family who have made the decision to put their son through controversial treatment to ‘cure’ his autism.
Last year, Packham opened about his personal struggle with the condition for the first time in his memoir Fingers in the Sparkle Jar.


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07 Jun 2017, 10:55 am

This would be especially suitable and pertinent for those who were diagnosed late in life.



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19 Feb 2018, 6:08 pm

It's on YouTube
Chris Packham: Aspergers and Me
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0mIFmRCaCs

Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8CMDg0aR3c

Part 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxUExa7yEvs


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