How Just Dance 2025 Edition Raises ADHD Awareness

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Just Dance 2025 Edition features 40 new songs of chart-topping hits and pop party anthems, including "BANG BANG (My Neurodivergent Anthem)" by Galantis. The song is an exploration of band leader Christian Karlsson's attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. According to Just Dance 2025's Creative Content Manager Hélène, the song's unabashed themes about neurodiversity - and that it's a "certified banger" - made it a very attractive addition to the Just Dance 2025 Edition song list.

"Mental health and neurodiversity topics are a part of our inclusion efforts at Just Dance," says Hélène. "We wanted to give our players positive representations of neurodiversity, so when we came across the song, we saw a good opportunity to do it right."

Introducing a song into Just Dance isn't just about securing the rights to it - the development team creates bespoke maps, choreography, and (occasionally) coaches to create the best possible experience. They wanted the map to give insight into what having ADHD is like, as well as be a moment of positive representation for those who have it. In order to create an authentic ADHD experience in Just Dance 2025 Edition, Hélène knew the team needed to bring in experts to help during every phase of the creative process, so she reached out to Ubisoft's Neurodiversity Employee Resource Group (ERG).

Pierre, a founding member of Ubisoft's Neurodiversity ERG and current Director of Ubisoft's Neurodiversity Talent Program, pulled together an exhaustive presentation to kickstart a conversation about what having ADHD looks like and what a positive representation in Just Dance might look like.

"We wanted to present a neurological condition through choreography, so we came to the team with