Brewdog boss James Watt disclosed last week that he has the condition ADHD. Dr Max Pemberton explains how suddenly he has seen more patients with the condition
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Brewdog boss James Watt disclosed last week that he has the condition. Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant announced the week before that he had been given the label. They join the likes of Johnny Vegas, Ant McPartlin, Justin Timberlake, Sue Perkins and Olivia Attwood, who have also talked of being diagnosed.
The one thing these patients have in common? They’ve paid someone for a diagnosis.
Labelling can have a serious effect on how people view themselves and on the effort they make to change behaviours. A diagnosis means that people too often feel they no longer need to take responsibility for their actions, or make an effort to change.
There’s something reassuring in being able to say that your behaviour is the result of a neurological condition like ADHD. It also means that if anyone criticises you, you then have the protection of a medical diagnosis as defence.
A few years ago, we had a host of celebrities claiming to have bipolar disorder. This seems to have fallen out of fashion now in favour of ADHD.
Well this just about sums it up and still no mention of Nitwitch and her whole clan
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