Overview
- In the interview, the 87-year-old called ADHD, OCD and Asperger's "nonsense" and "fashion," saying such labels are just "the human condition."
- He described being "obsessed with numbers" and order, and said his wife once told him "you must be Asperger's," a term he said he does not believe.
- ADHD UK condemned the comments as harmful, stressing specialist assessments, long waits for diagnosis and elevated suicide risk among people with ADHD.
- Hopkins also referenced lifelong traits and anger that led others to urge him to see a psychiatrist, which he has resisted.
- The remarks come during promotion for We Did OK, Kid, due Nov. 4, and no diagnosis for Hopkins has been reported; Asperger's is now categorized under autism spectrum disorder.