Paris Hilton is speaking out about her ADHD diagnosis. The 43-year-old Infinite Icon star spoke out in an op-ed for Teen Vogue about the diagnosis, explaining why it’s her “superpower.” “Growing up, I was always told that I was too energetic, too distracted, too talkative — just too everything,” she began. “My mind was constantly racing, jumping from one thought to the next, like a pinball bouncing around inside my head or a Ferrari with bicycle brakes (a metaphor Dr.
Edward Hallowell, MD once described to me). My constant need for stimulation, paired with a school system that failed to accommodate how I naturally learn, ultimately led to my time in the Troubled Teen Industry, which was apparently meant to fix’ me,” she continued.
She went on to explain what happened when she was first diagnosed with ADHD. “At first, being diagnosed felt like a label — something that boxed me in, defining me by what I couldn’t do, by what made me different.
It’s something I used to keep hidden, worried about how it might be perceived. Would people think I was too scattered, too unfocused, or incapable of success?
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