It used to be that talking about ADHD would conjure images of a hyperactive child bouncing off the walls. But since the rise in ADHD diagnoses, that’s changing. The neurodevelopmental condition affects around one in 25 adults, among whom symptoms can be more subtle. And while 4 per cent of adults are thought to have it, only 0.3 per cent of adults have received a formal diagnosis.

While a string of celebrities being diagnosed has reduced the stigma surrounding ADHD, the endless stream of social media videos covering supposed ADHD symptoms – including having a clean home and being overly apologetic – have caused confusion around what the condition is.

“There’s a lot of misunderstanding – a lot of misuse of language”, says Dr Blandine French, a senior research fellow at the University of N

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