Course 07

ADHD and the Performing Arts

Understanding ADHD in Performers, Theatre & Vocational Training

The performing arts attract originality, intensity, imagination, and emotional range — all qualities that can sit naturally alongside ADHD. But ADHD can also create real challenges in training, rehearsals, professional relationships, and wellbeing.

Who is this course for?

  • Actors and performers
  • Musical theatre students
  • Drama school and conservatoire students
  • Theatre teachers and lecturers
  • Directors, producers, and creative leaders
  • Coaches, mentors, and pastoral teams

Course Details

Duration 3 Hours
Format Online interactive training
£95
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What the course explores

A thoughtful, engaging, and honest exploration of ADHD in the creative arts.

  • What ADHD actually is — beyond stereotypes
  • Why ADHD can be so relevant in performing arts
  • Vocational training and drama school challenges
  • Specific difficulties — routines, learning lines, emotional sensitivity, perfectionism, burnout
  • ADHD, performance, and identity
  • The darker side — risk-taking, impulsivity, unhealthy coping
  • Tools to support students and colleagues with ADHD

Learning Outcomes

  • A clear and grounded understanding of ADHD

  • Better insight into how ADHD shows up in performers and creative trainees

  • Greater awareness of both strengths and struggles

  • Increased confidence in supporting neurodivergent performers

  • A more honest understanding of risk, vulnerability, and wellbeing in the arts

A performer with ADHD may be brilliant in the audition room and still struggle with admin, routine, and the aftermath of rejection. This course helps make sense of that.