6 Years 363 days - Ask Boyle6 Years 363 days - Ask Boyle
I'm Quitting Alcohol
Comedian David Boyle jokes his way through a painful jiu-jitsu mishap while sharing ADHD and autism test results and how they sit alongside his long-term sobriety. The tone stays raw and funny as he reflects on labels, brains and life after alcohol without taking any of it too seriously.
14:53•12 May 2026
ADHD, a Tickle of Autism and a Very Sore Neck
Episode Overview
- ADHD self-test results suggest “ADHD likely”, with maximum inattention and lower hyperactivity since quitting alcohol.
- Boyle contrasts his current behaviour with how much more impulsive he says he was while drinking.
- An autism screening places him in the “some autistic traits” range, which he jokingly calls a “tickle of autism”.
- He uses humour to talk about mental health labels without treating them as excuses or dramatic revelations.
- A misjudged jiu-jitsu move with his neck becomes a comic reminder that midlife bodies have limits.
“Where you want to be in life is exactly where I am. Not a millimetre to the left. Not a millimetre to the right.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? For fans of short, sharp comedy with a sober edge, this Ask Boyle instalment of *I'm Quitting Alcohol* keeps things fast, honest and a little bit unhinged. Comedian David Boyle checks in just shy of six years and 364 days alcohol-free, fresh from a jiu-jitsu session where he tries a highly questionable move: breaking a training partner’s grip using nothing but his 41-year-old neck.
As he puts it, “Use that same neck that has no muscle in it to try and break the double grip from a guy that's bigger than you” – and yes, he instantly regrets it. From there, the episode shifts to mental health, as Boyle shares the results of listener-requested ADHD and autism self-tests.
He runs through the ADHD questionnaire with his trademark sarcasm, joking that his real answer to finishing projects is, “What about just the part after your harebrained idea?” The outcome? “ADHD likely”, with a maximum score for inattention and a lower score for hyperactivity that he jokes would have been much higher back when he was still drinking.
The autism test comes next, and he talks through the scoring bands before announcing his result: a modest 27, which he calls “a tickle of autism”. He riffs on how that sits alongside “full-blown ADHD”, claiming, tongue firmly in cheek, “I am the archetype of human flourishing. Of a potential reached.” This punchy episode suits anyone who’s sober or sobriety-curious and appreciates humour that doesn’t sugar-coat how messy brains can be.
You’ll hear about life after alcohol from someone who’s still figuring himself out and laughing about it along the way. Who said working on yourself can’t be a bit ridiculous and a lot of fun?
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