Overview
- In a Sunday Times interview, the 87-year-old actor called ADHD, OCD and Asperger's “nonsense” and described such labels as “fashion.”
- He also outlined traits that make him suspect he is neurodivergent, including childhood isolation, an obsession with numbers and order, and aversion to small talk.
- Hopkins said his wife once suggested he had Asperger's, a term no longer used and now encompassed within autism spectrum disorder.
- ADHD UK chief Henry Shelford condemned the remarks, citing years-long NHS waits for assessments and data on higher suicide risk and reduced life expectancy for people with ADHD.
- Hopkins discussed a drunk-driving scare that led to nearly five decades of sobriety and said he has been urged to see a psychiatrist for anger, yet he rejects neurodiversity labels.