ADD/ADHD News
November 19th 1999
Kid In The Corner
UK Channel 4 - Wed 24th November 1999, 9.00 p.m.
A three part drama starts on Wednesday 24th November at 9.00 p.m. on Channel 4 and tells the story of a family coping with an ADHD boy called Danny, played by Eric Byrne. Douglas Henshall (Channel 4's Psychos and films "If Only" and "This Year's Love") who plays the part of Danny's father, Alex, spent some time researching his role and said, "it's a powerful drama and some scenes were difficult to do".
Kid In The Corner - C4
Several months worth of research was carried out by writer Tony Marchant and, Becky DeSouza of Tiger Aspects, the company behind the production of the series. Speaking to adders.org, Becky said, "apart from your family, we spoke to many other support groups, parents and their children for the background to this series." Tony has a son with Aspergers Syndrome and was able to draw on his experiences when writing the series.
The first program deals with how the family copes with Danny, prior to learning about ADHD. Becoming aware of the condition and then fighting for a diagnosis unfolds in the following two parts.
Dr.Geof Kewley of the Learning Assessment Centre, a leading UK ADHD specialist, was consulted on the production along with Andrea Bilbow of ADD Information Services.
By Simon Hensby - adders.org
Picture - Channel 4