I've had a similar experience to Sarah re: knowing a shocking number of people who were diagnosed with ADHD in the past two years. These are real life friends and the majority are not extremely online (at least not any more than your average person who scrolls Instagram and Tiktok daily). I was also one of those people so I have n=1 data…
I've had a similar experience to Sarah re: knowing a shocking number of people who were diagnosed with ADHD in the past two years. These are real life friends and the majority are not extremely online (at least not any more than your average person who scrolls Instagram and Tiktok daily). I was also one of those people so I have n=1 data on how easy it is to get a diagnosis - it's extremely easy. They basically asked me "Have you had trouble concentrating for a long time?" and took my "yes" as gospel without any further questions. It was truly so easy I thought it couldn't be real. I then moved to another state while medicated for ADHD and had an identical experience with a doctor in my new state. Doctors must vary widely in how they treat people who think they have ADHD, because for me it was basically as easy as asking for medication and immediately getting it. I stopped taking it after a year because it dawned on me that I don't actually have ADHD, but that's another story.
I've had a similar experience to Sarah re: knowing a shocking number of people who were diagnosed with ADHD in the past two years. These are real life friends and the majority are not extremely online (at least not any more than your average person who scrolls Instagram and Tiktok daily). I was also one of those people so I have n=1 data on how easy it is to get a diagnosis - it's extremely easy. They basically asked me "Have you had trouble concentrating for a long time?" and took my "yes" as gospel without any further questions. It was truly so easy I thought it couldn't be real. I then moved to another state while medicated for ADHD and had an identical experience with a doctor in my new state. Doctors must vary widely in how they treat people who think they have ADHD, because for me it was basically as easy as asking for medication and immediately getting it. I stopped taking it after a year because it dawned on me that I don't actually have ADHD, but that's another story.