Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was a disorder characterised by compulsively unfocused behaviour. (PROSE: The Least Important Man ^[+]Loading...["The Least Important Man (short story)"])

Gavin Oliver Scott was a "habitually dreamy" child. Professor Milligan postulated he had attention deficit disorder but this was disputed by Kent-Green. (PROSE: The Least Important Man ^[+]Loading...["The Least Important Man (short story)"])

Panda said the Hither were an entire culture suffering from ADHD. (PROSE: Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Bad Weekend ^[+]Loading...["Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Bad Weekend (short story)"])

Reliable remedies were available for ADHD by 2036. (PROSE: Artificial Intelligence ^[+]Loading...["Artificial Intelligence (short story)"])

Donna Noble didn't give the Tenth Doctor coffee because he was "the last person [she would] give caffeine". She told Silvi to search ADHD and joked that the Doctor's picture would come up. (AUDIO: Technophobia ^[+]Loading...["Technophobia (audio story)"])

Clara Oswald told the Twelfth Doctor he had "Attention Deficit something or other". (TV: The Doctor's Meditation ^[+]Loading...["The Doctor's Meditation (theatrical film)"])

Cleo Proctor said the Doctor was "a chic time traveller with two hearts and undiagnosed ADHD". (AUDIO: Regrets ^[+]Loading...["Regrets (audio story)"])

Behind the scenes

Steven Moffat confirmed in an interview that the Doctor has Attention Deficit Disorder, saying, "He’s never going to have a single quest, the Doctor — he wants to have lunch with as many famous people as he can and go to the fairgrounds and have a nice ride in a train — that’s what the Doctor’s like, he’s got attention deficit disorder, racing around trying to entertain himself and have fun with Clara. That’s what he wants, that’s his mission."