science

This is a recurring issue. Too many trans people? Liberal agenda spreading!

It’s like they don’t understand causations.

it is still undoubtedly the case, however, that there are plenty that self-diagnose because people on social media make it seem "cool" or to be special in some way, without any basis on actual symptoms. Same happens for a lot of other mental health conditions too.

No shit. Think how many prisoners just had untreated ADHD, so many preventably ruined lives!

Why? Because the sadistic fucks realized they could easily get away with it, to feed on a prey that no one would or could defend, because ADHD does not easily show in brain scans.

We need objective tests, and to not do the test should be a crime that the parents should go to jail for!

I think that it is a combination of better diagnostic practices, diagnostic ambiguities, and ever popular exploitation. I know individuals with ADHD who fit the bill to me, and I know individuals who acknowledge they don’t have it and yet have a prescription. So, there is some unfortunate noise in the statistics, because of abusers.

I believe that we are diagnosing at an appropriate rate (maybe even still under). I do think that we are getting better at recognizing the signs, having resources, and finding support. But I also think there is an increase not only attributed to better diagnosing. I think that the amount of unstructured screen time before kids are able to develop an independent thought is also creating a myriad of neurological disorders. Not saying that kids with ADHD or anything else aren’t more susceptible, because they definitely are, but I think we’ll start to find that it’s also part of the cause and not just a symptom.