Colman Noctor

He said he was surprised by how all the celebrities have ADHD.

He said they come to you and say, I took the test five times and passed it on the fifth.

So looking for the diagnosis.

Yes.

I mean, I genuinely think there were a lot of people who were missed.

I genuinely think a lot of people who are getting assessed now are having a kind of a history explained to them through a different lens that makes an awful lot of sense.

And that's the aha moment that I think a lot of people would understand.

Like ADHD is very common.

Like in terms of you think about CAMHS, like the...

Demand for assessment and treatment of ADHD is by far the most common of all the mental health presentations.

Do you know what I mean?

They have specific ADHD waiting lists and ADHD pathways and specialists because the volume of it is very low.

And I think it is...

It's a very common condition.

It's not niche from the point of view.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And look, I've listened to Sam Sullivan speak a lot and I kind of would be not in agreement to a lot of it.

And then

maybe not in others, but the widening of the diagnosis is for sure legit.