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Reliable remedies were available for ADHD by [[2036]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Artificial Intelligence (short story)}}) | Reliable remedies were available for ADHD by [[2036]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Artificial Intelligence (short story)}}) | ||
[[Donna Noble]] didn't give the [[Tenth Doctor]] [[coffee]] because he was "last person [she would] give [[caffeine]]". She told [[Silvi]] to search ADHD and joked that the Doctor's picture would come up. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Technophobia (audio 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]]: {{cs|Technophobia (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Clara Oswald]] told the [[Twelfth Doctor]] he had "Attention Deficit something or other". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Meditation (theatrical film)}}) | [[Clara Oswald]] told the [[Twelfth Doctor]] he had "Attention Deficit something or other". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Meditation (theatrical film)}}) | ||
[[Cleo Proctor]] said the Doctor was "a chic time traveller with two hearts and undiagnosed ADHD". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metro.us/the-hero-who-runs-away-steven-moffat-on-doctor-who/ |title= The hero who runs away: Steven Moffat on ‘Doctor Who’ |date of source=16 September 2015 |website name= Metro |accessdate=29 February 2024}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:58, 29 February 2024
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."[1]
- ↑ The hero who runs away: Steven Moffat on ‘Doctor Who’. Metro (16 September 2015). Retrieved on 29 February 2024.
