Overview
- Williams made the disclosure during a Q&A at the Autumn/Winter launch of his clothing brand Hopeium at Flannels in London on Thursday.
- He said he has ADHD and previously spoke about living with Tourette-like intrusive thoughts, and he described a recent fear that his intrusive thoughts could make a plane crash.
- Williams joked the diagnosis is a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for odd behaviour and said he now explains some social difficulties by saying, “Sorry, I’m autistic.”
- He told the audience he copes by training his brain to focus on creating images and comedy so intrusive thoughts do not take hold.
- Williams has not released medical details about the diagnosis and experts note autism is a spectrum that can co-occur with ADHD, so clinical assessment is the standard way to confirm it and to plan support.