As a schoolboy, David Powell struggled with a short temper, had difficulty concentrating and lacked organisational skills. These problems would only continue into his adulthood – leading to long bouts of unemployment and failed relationships.
But a message from an online stranger in 2002 would change his life forever. The then 40-year-old was browsing an online classic cars forum when he was contacted by another user. The person asked if he had ADHD.
“My behaviour was very unreasonable,” he said. I was being impatient, not processing information and jumping to conclusions. I caused utter mayhem on the forum – grabbing the wrong end of every stick, getting into pointless arguments and exploding all over the place.”
