Likely a combination of isolation (small families, no outside time) combined with tech designed to over stimulate.
To me ADHD is an adaptation to an overflowing amount of stimulation and information.
The brain skips around very quickly until it finds something very valuable and then mines the hell out of it (hyper focus)
i would be very curious to find out the rate of ADHD in the Amish. Theyre an American population but without technology. Seems like a fascinating study.
letwhile · 46m ago
Over 10% of children? That sounds like a flawed testing method or toxic environment, not a disease.
Pulcinella · 1h ago
In comparison to other places in the world (especially Asia), there is somewhat lower stigma regarding ADHD in the U.S.
I would add the UK to the stigma list as well. The UK government and NHS are pretty rabidly ADHD-denialist and make it incredibly difficult to get a diagnosis.
collinfunk · 45m ago
> I would add the UK to the stigma list as well. The UK government and NHS are pretty rabidly ADHD-denialist and make it incredibly difficult to get a diagnosis.
Don't you also have to wait years on a wait list for an evaluation? I feel like I remember hearing that a few years ago.
xdfgh1112 · 30m ago
NHS waiting list is a few years but they will pay for you to use a private clinic, my waiting list is 5 months.
xdfgh1112 · 28m ago
They literally pay for you to use a private clinic to ensure everyone can be assessed quickly. ADHD is legally protected and recognised. Lumping it in with most of Asia is ridiculous.
akomtu · 55m ago
> ADHD is a complex condition characterized by symptoms like a constant inability to pay attention, impulsiveness, trouble sleeping, and mood swings.
This looks like the very condition that's being promoted by reddits, reels, shorts, tiktoks, facebooks, even by news that aim to enrage as much as they can. Solid attention that's under your control is the #1 enemy of the attention based economy.
To me ADHD is an adaptation to an overflowing amount of stimulation and information.
The brain skips around very quickly until it finds something very valuable and then mines the hell out of it (hyper focus)
i would be very curious to find out the rate of ADHD in the Amish. Theyre an American population but without technology. Seems like a fascinating study.
I would add the UK to the stigma list as well. The UK government and NHS are pretty rabidly ADHD-denialist and make it incredibly difficult to get a diagnosis.
Don't you also have to wait years on a wait list for an evaluation? I feel like I remember hearing that a few years ago.
This looks like the very condition that's being promoted by reddits, reels, shorts, tiktoks, facebooks, even by news that aim to enrage as much as they can. Solid attention that's under your control is the #1 enemy of the attention based economy.