The Traitors' Lawson Reveals How ADHD Shaped His Game

The conversation came after Episode 9, when Lawson struggled during the scroll-passing challenge. But he told Chattr memory was a wider issue across the season, not just one chaotic mission in the woods.

"Memory's never been my forte," Lawson said, explaining that he would think of something and then lose track of it. To manage that in the game, he tried writing down conversations, suspicions and details in a journal after filming wrapped each day.

In a castle built on whispers, side-eyes and tiny behavioural tells, forgetting a thread of information is not exactly ideal. The Traitors does not hand out sympathy points for misplaced clues.

Lawson Says Memory Played Into His Kirby Suspicions

Lawson said that if he had remembered a few more suspicious moves from Kirby Bentley, he may have had a better shot at persuading others before his banishment.

He told Chattr that as the game went on, the amount of information made it harder to hold onto every detail. He described memory and remembering significant pieces of information as the parts of his ADHD that got "in the way of a perfect game".

That is the particularly brutal thing about The Traitors. A player can be right in pieces, but if they cannot assemble the evidence loudly enough, quickly enough, and at exactly the right round table, the game moves on without them.

It Was Not All A Disadvantage

Lawson was also clear that ADHD was not only a setback for him. He said it helped him connect with people and brought energy to his game.

He called it a "double-edged sword", which feels about right for a format where being socially open can help you build trust, but being too trusting can also leave you banished in a dramatic cloak-lit room.

Lawson also reflected on his elimination, saying his emotion at the round table came from gratitude for the experience and the people he had met, rather than simply missing out on the prize money.

After a season full of suspicion, his exit landed as one of the more human moments in the game. The castle may be designed for betrayal, but apparently it still lets a little sincerity through the stone walls.