Super Junior Heechul shared the process he underwent to determine whether he has ADHD or not.
On the May 19 episode of SBS' "My Little Old Boy," the main cast Eun Jiwon, Kim Jongmin, and Kim Heechul visited the psychological center to get tested for adult ADHD.
In particular, they initially underwent a simple psychological test where they had to answer 9 questions. If more than 5 of the items were met, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is suspected, but it is not yet a diagnosis.
Upon answering it, Heechul raised suspicions of ADHD after getting 8 out of 9 on the exam. The psychological counselor then stated that they would proceed with other tests to look into it from various angles.
The members began their test and the idol drew attention during the joint drawing test after he complained:
"I don't want to draw because it will ruin the picture."
He kept being distracted on his phone, even disobeying the rule of not speaking during the test.
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Seeing this, the counselor commented about Heechul's behavior, saying:
"He kept talking constantly. His scores were almost perfect for shaking his legs, feeling sleepy, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.
He has severe mood swings. He's not in a high-level situation, but he's a little alarmist. His emotions are always on the rise and he's a bit always angry.
He seems to do a lot of explosive behavior and he's very sensitive to social issues. He can't stand injustice."
Kim Heechul sympathized with this, saying:
“I get very angry when negative articles appear.”
However, as a RESULT of the ADHD test conducted with them, Heechul was found to be NORMAL.
The counselor lauded Heechul's very good mind. Although his behavior pattern initially raised suspicions of ADHD, Heechul's result came out normal due to his high intelligence and excellent self-control.
The counselor explained:
"Everything came out normal. It seems like you have a very good mind. I guess you didn't study because you just didn't want to study. ADHD results and intelligence are also very closely related. If you have good intelligence, these things can be controlled. The behavior pattern is a hyperactive behavior type. It can come out normal, but I think the reason it came out normal is because of your inherent intelligence or excellent control ability.”
Despite this, Heechul briefly mentioned that due to his attention deficit, he sold his car in fear of getting into an accident while driving the car.
Super Junior members were also concerned whenever he was driving and would swear to him a lot, leading him to make such a decision.
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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz
