Barry Keoghan opens up about ADHD and welcoming his son into the world

ACTOR Barry Keoghan, has opened about his ADHD diagnosis and the song he played to welcome his son into the world.

The Banshees of Inisherin star and Oscar nominated actor was diagnosed with ADHD three years ago and now takes medication to help. Although, Barry said that he always suspected it.

“It’s something that should be recognized and talked about in adults. And the medication: The difference is day and night. My mind used to be like a traffic jam, crazy, and then with the medication it’s like: One car goes, then another car goes,” he told Esquire Magazine. 

A year ago, the actor welcomed his son, Brando Keoghan, into the world. In the delivery room, he played Canter, the anthem of Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon. 

“The lyrics is “This is the beginning of the rest of your life.” Those lyrics came on right as he was being born. I had the speaker set up. And it was tooching. It was very tooching. It was a moment—you know, these moments when we all share the same things. And now every time I play that song, I can get the smell of the theater he was in and everything,” he said.

Recalling the delivery room, he said: “The cold of the gloves that was put on me, and the gown. Brings me right back. Now, was I nervous? Yes. Because I didn’t know how to cut any fecking cord. I’s like, This isn’t cutting, lads, can you help me? I’m afraid I’m gonna cut his leg! You know, it was so rubbery. It was just such a new thing to do! You get to see how the human body is working. And that moment when he got brought over to her, that’s one of my favorite moments ever, seeing her face touch his face.”