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BBC Breakfast and Paul Whitehouse on ADHD

Mr T

Although this segment on the show was primarily about ADHD and the success of a podcast regarding ADHD hosted by Paul Whitehouse and his wife.

I found some of the things that Paul was replying in relation to the BBC presenters questions to be the total opposite of inclusivity. He frequently uttered there is 'nothing wrong me' compared to his wife who is ADHD and was talking about how it effects her.

Whilst I recognise that Paul is a comedian, I found his utterances to be problematic. Not everyone will get the implied humour he was using to answer some awkward questions regarding him being potentially ADHD and will take the 'nothing wrong with me' as a reinforcement of the ableist view that neurodivergent people have something wrong with them.

If I'm being over picky I am sorry but when he said that I had a feeling of uneasiness.

What do others think or care? 

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  • I didn’t see this, so can’t speak to this interview. Although I do agree with you that his use of language does seem a little ignorant. Also what must his wife think about his framing of something being “wrong” to have ADHD? 

    I saw an advert for this podcast last week and to me it seemed as though the premise for the show was that Paul Whitehouse was there to try to disprove ADHD even existed and his partner was there for the counter argument. It seemed incredibly irresponsible and even dangerous.

    I was hoping I’d got the wrong end of the stick with my assumption but from what you saw in the interview, perhaps I didn’t. 

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  • I didn’t see this, so can’t speak to this interview. Although I do agree with you that his use of language does seem a little ignorant. Also what must his wife think about his framing of something being “wrong” to have ADHD? 

    I saw an advert for this podcast last week and to me it seemed as though the premise for the show was that Paul Whitehouse was there to try to disprove ADHD even existed and his partner was there for the counter argument. It seemed incredibly irresponsible and even dangerous.

    I was hoping I’d got the wrong end of the stick with my assumption but from what you saw in the interview, perhaps I didn’t. 

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