The former BBC Radio 5 Live and Blue Peter presenter was diagnosed at the age of 42
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Former BBC presenter Richard Bacon has said he quite likes having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder , after being diagnosed as an adult.Bacon, 46, said he had "huge amounts of energy" and "fell in love" with whatever he was doing. But he also said the condition had brought challenges, and that it affected people in different ways.Bacon, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, was advised to seek a diagnosis by a therapist."I filled in a very long questionnaire, which is a very hard thing for people with ADHD to do - it's very counter-intuitive.He said he had welcomed the diagnosis, having not previously realised he had the condition.
"What I've liked about having it is that I've got a thing called hyper-focus, which you can get with ADHD. "We all have that moment when you are doing something creative and you really, really love it and you focus more on it."You fall in love with whatever you are doing. You can create stuff with ADHD. There's an element of a superpower to it. I have huge amounts of energy.Mr Bacon, who has taken medication since his diagnosis, said ADHD had also brought him challenges.
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