Overview
- In a Sunday Times interview, Hopkins said diagnostic labels like ADHD, OCD and Asperger’s are “rubbish” and “fashion.”
- He recounted being “obsessed with numbers” and order, saying his wife once told him “you must be Asperger’s,” which he rejected.
- Coverage noted Asperger’s is no longer a separate diagnosis and is now included within autism spectrum disorder.
- ADHD UK’s chief executive Henry Shelford criticized the remarks, warning such commentary makes life harder for people with the condition.
- The interview is part of promotion for his memoir We Did OK, Kid, out Nov. 4, with outlets also citing his nearly five decades of sobriety.