Paul Heyman opened up about his childhood and the profound influence of his parents, detailing how his father’s perspective on his ADHD diagnosis and his mother’s “ferocious” intensity as a Holocaust survivor shaped his entire worldview.

Speaking on What’s your story with Steph McMahon , Heyman recalled being diagnosed in elementary school. “I was born in 1965… in early 70s, I was in elementary school and and there was a big thing about ADD,” Heyman said. “Of course, I couldn’t just be ADD, I had to be ADHD, because I do nothing half assed.”

He described the school calling his parents in. “Mr. And Mrs. Heyman, your son’s been diagnosed with with ADHD… we like to put him in a special ed class.” Heyman said his father’s reaction was immediate.

“My father’s looking at them, and he’s sayi

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