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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Muir

Armando Iannucci says ADHD medication changed his life ‘overnight’

Armando Iannucci has revealed that taking ADHD medication changed his life overnight after his adult children suggested that he may have the condition.

The 61-year-old Scottish comedy writer and director, best known for creating the Westminster sitcom The Thick of It, was diagnosed with ADHD in 2023 after two of his children, who have the condition, noticed that he had similar behaviours to them.

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