PARIS’S ‘SUPERPOWER’ IS NOT SOMETHING TO ENVY

REALITY TV star Paris Hilton has been on the interview circuit this past week promoting her memoir and speaking about growing up with ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

I know there are some who believe ADHD doesn’t exist, but I’m not one of them.

Symptoms include inattentiveness and impulsiveness, and it can have a drastic effect on sufferers’ time in school, at work and their relationships. Diagnosis and treatment, whether in childhood or as an adult, can be a huge benefit.

The real-estate heiress, 42, pictured, who was diagnosed with the condition as a child, takes medication and now sees it as her ‘superpower’. I’m all for this sort of positive approach.

But I cringe when I hear people say ‘I’m a bit ADHD’ or that they’ve diagnosed themselves using an online questionnaire, when they’ve never seen a doctor. It’s a serious condition and it’s important that we don’t trivialise it.