Brooklyn 99 - Jake Peralta Although never explicitly stated, Jake Peralta shows telling characteristics and traits that would warrant a diagnosis of ADHD. From his poor time management, missing simple errors and checks on his paperwork. With horrific management of finances and impulsive spending, the man has a bathtub full of unopened letters with bills and overdue notices. He is incredibly easily distracted, but he is still a high-functioning well-respected detective in the Police precinct.
Malcolm in the Middle - The boys Hal and his sons Francis, Reece, Malcolm and Dewey all show telling evidence for ADHD. Dewey could arguably also maybe fall into the autistic category as well in many situations. But not once in the entirety of the series is ADHD or ASD mentioned, and it showed greatly that although these boys fail a lot. They get into a lot of trouble. They are impulsive, emotionally dysregulated, the household is chaotic. It shows that they are good people, they care deeply about each other, they are incredibly intelligent and they all end up finding their place in the world.
Modern Family - Phil & Luke Dunphy Touched on briefly for an episode, but it's never brought up again. But the show passes some lesser-known symptoms and traits of those with ADHD. Their poor working memory, forgetting to put on shoes before leaving the house. Abandoning tasks and jumping from new interests and ventures often.
YuYu Hakusho - Yusuke Urameshi This anime came out long before ADHD had really become known widely, and wasn't often recognised for what it was. This makes the representation of Mother and son all that more interesting, as the Mother displays a side of ADHD a lot of people aren't familiar with seeing, and often misrepresented as other conditions. Although likely to be another condition, the constant chain smoking, coffee drinking hunting for that stimulant, and the paralysis to bed and watching TV screams the constant tiredness and lack of drive and motivation many ADHDers experience. And then there is her son, who follows a very textbook description of the condition.
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