Neurodiversity | Unilad founder says 'ADHD is not my superpower' - he's totally right

Alex Partridge is a hugely successful entrepreneur. If the name rings a bell, it’s because Partridge founded the cultural phenomenon media empires Unilad and Ladbible. Partridge also happens to have ADHD.

It’s simple to see why someone with the kind of success Partridge has had may look at their neurodiversity with rose-tinted spectacles, and be tempted to succumb to the old adage that his neurodiversity was, in fact, a ‘superpower’.

However, having dedicated his career since leaving both companies to speaking about his battle with ADHD, even having started a podcast on the subject, you’ll hear no such sentiments from him.

And this is a poignant point, as in fact, Partridge is one of the many voices currently advocating against using this kind of throwaway comment. In a recent LinkedIn post, he stated: “ADHD is not a superpower. I missed my flight. My time blindness stung me really bad. So, I booked a new flight, but in my moment of dysregulation, I booked a return when I only needed a single.