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    • 🧭 How this list works
    • 🎬 Choose a film by the experience you want to understand
    • 🌪️ Direct sensory portrayals
    • 🗣️ Indirect processing portrayals
    • 👤 Relationships, identity, and adulthood
    • 👪 Family, support, predictability, and ADHD
    • 🚫 Important distinctions: films that should not be labelled sensory overload
    • 🎥 What to notice while watching
    • 🧠 What these films can and cannot teach you
    • ❓ Frequently asked questions
    • 🪞 Reflection questions
    • 🧭 Related reading
    • 📚 References and further reading
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