2000 Years of ADHD? The Obtuse Man and ADHD in Ancient Greece
5 min readNov 4, 2020
One Story of ADHD from the 3rd Century BCE
Today, we’re going to learn about the Obtuse Man of Theophrasus, the earliest known written example of a character with ADHD in Ancient Greece, over 2000 years ago.
Although ADHD is often considered a modern phenomenon, and an abnormality or disorder, did you know that we actually have good…
