Katie Price revealed she was diagnosed with ‘severe ADHD’ after her mum Amy convinced her to go and get tested for the condition because of her ‘erratic behaviour’
Katie Price has candidly revealed that she requires the presence of an “appropriate adult” when dealing with official paperwork because she “gets bored”.
The 46-year-old former glamour model was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2023. It is thought around 2.6 million people in the United Kingdom have the condition.
Symptoms of ADHD typically include being easily distracted or forgetful, possessing abundant energy, or feeling restless. The NHS says people with ADHD often struggle with concentrating and sitting still.
Katie says her ADHD has meant she has often put off reading important documents, such as those relating to her bankruptcy court case earlier this year, because she “doesn’t understand”. It means she has to have someone with her to help during official situations.
Speaking on the We Need to Talk podcast with Paul C Brunson, Katie explained: “I have to have an appropriate adult with stuff, if it’s court and stuff. Because I can’t concentrate.
“People will be like, ‘What’s that?’ And I’ll tell them in a minute. I can read, of course I can read, but I read it all and then get bored or start thinking about something else. I find it hard to focus on forms.”
Katie Price has candidly spoken about her mental health struggles and the overwhelming court challenges that have piled up over the years, admitting: “I’ve had a lot of court stuff, even the bankruptcy stuff, that was all like…I’ve been diagnosed 18 months ago so when I was getting letters, with my breakdown, I didn’t really understand everything so I would leave it to the side because I didn’t understand or read it all.
“You’re like, ‘Oh I’ll do it later’. Put it off. Put it off. Put it off’ because I didn’t really understand what was going on and that’s how the bankruptcy thing got into that.”
Discussing how her diagnosis impacted legal proceedings, Katie revealed: “I’ve had a lot of court things, various court things I’ve had to deal with behind the scenes, and they’re like, ‘No, because of her diagnosis she needs an appropriate adult’.”
Sharing insights into her personal life and family dynamics, Katie disclosed that her mother Amy played a pivotal role in identifying her behavioural patterns, encouraging her to seek a diagnosis: “My mum kept saying to me, ‘You always…even when you’re sitting there, move around a lot, you’re quite erratic and you’re impulsive’ And I said, ‘I don’t know mum, this is me’ and she said, ‘There’s something not right about your brain’.”
Katie recounted her refusal to acknowledge potential issues at first: “I said, ‘I don’t know, ADHD or something’, and she said, ‘Well you need to be tested’.”
Katie revealed her mum then booked her in for a private ADHD test. It was then she was diagnosed with “severe” ADHD, she explained.
Speaking on Olivia Attwood’s So Wrong It’s Right podcast, Katie previously discussed how her ADHD diagnosis has affected her life, admitting to being “impulsive and chaotic”. She explained: “I’m quite chaotic, and like you can never take that away from me, and I quite like that about me.
“I’m organised chaos, but in situations now I can control better because I understand and I have to talk to myself [to say] ‘Kate, this isn’t the right reaction’. I can’t explain it until you’re in it.”
What is ADHD?
According to the NHS, people with ADHD can be inattentive, have high levels of energy and struggle to control their impulses.
Signs of inattentiveness include:
- being easily distracted or forgetful
- finding it hard to organise your time
- finding it hard to follow instructions or finish tasks
- losing things often, like your wallet, mobile or keys
Signs of being hyperactive and impulsive, include:
- having a lot of energy or feeling restless
- being very talkative or interrupting conversations
- making quick decisions without thinking about what might happen as a result
- Most people with ADHD will have symptoms of both the inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive type. Some only show signs of one type.
Most people with ADHD will have symptoms of both the inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive type. However, some only show signs of one type.
How to get help with ADHD?
Anyone who believes they have ADHD should consult their GP. They can then be referred for an ADHD assessment. This however can take months or even years, the NHS says.
Source: Mirror
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