“Everything Everywhere All at Once” and ADHD

Bonus episode! Laura talks with film writer and editor Ariel Fisher about Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once and its many connections to ADHD. How making the movie was an ADHD “aha” moment for director Daniel Kwan. How the film itself feels like a depiction of the ADHD brain. And how characters in the film show ADHD behaviors.  

Fisher, who has ADHD, also talks about how the film reflects her own ADHD journey — from getting evaluated and diagnosed to taking ADHD medication.  

To find a transcript for this episode and more resources, visit the episode page at Understood.  

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Related resources 

• Read about director Daniel Kwan’s ADHD “aha” moment
• Check out Ariel Fisher’s piece about Everything Everywhere All at Once and ADHD
• Learn about the ADHD brain

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