Colman Noctor

I was kind of that kid.

which wouldn't kind of fit the impulsiveness or the, you know, that sort of what we would, the caricature of ADHD certainly wasn't that.

But someone came into my life who has spent a lot of time with me, and I spent a lot of time with them, and they were...

their specialist area was ADHD.

And they said to me, I think you have ADHD.

And I remember thinking, what are you talking, like not a chance.

And they were kind of saying, no, I genuinely think you do.

And I think you should get it.

looked at and I was kind of saying no.

I reluctantly agreed to go for this assessment thinking that this would reveal that I didn't.

And it was kind of like, I'll get you off my back now once I go for this.

And it wasn't, the assessment gathered up all the stuff that I thought it was and I filled out all the forms I was supposed to fill.

And the feedback was, yeah, we think you have it.

And even at that time I went,

Whatever.

It doesn't make any difference to me.

I don't think I have it.

I can get on with my life.

I've winged it so far, so I'll keep doing that.

And back then, it wasn't something that you had.