Overview
- Hopkins told The Sunday Times he is cynical about diagnostic labels, calling ADHD, OCD and Asperger’s “nonsense” and a “fashion.”
- He said wife Stella Arroyave once suggested he fit traits associated with Asperger’s based on his fixation on numbers, order and memorization, though he rejects the idea.
- Medical context in multiple reports notes that Asperger’s is no longer a standalone diagnosis and is now classified under autism spectrum disorder.
- ADHD and autism organizations, including ADHD UK and the ADHD Foundation, criticized the comments as dismissive and potentially harmful for people seeking assessment and support.
- The interview accompanies promotion for his memoir We Did OK, Kid (out Nov. 4), with coverage also revisiting his 1975 drink‑driving blackout and nearly five decades of sobriety.