| > No. > https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/timeline.html > It is not possible to tell whether this increase represents a change in the number of children who have ADHD, or a change in the number of children who were diagnosed That’s an orthogonal question. The biases I enumerated exist. The extent to which any given one of those biases affect people’s likelihood of diagnosis may vary depending on the bias itself and on the ratio of increased incidence to increased diagnosis. But one of those biases is evident right here in your chosen link: focus on childhood diagnosis. Which, again, is diagnostically centered around outside behavioral observation by adults, not around experienced symptoms of diagnosed patients. > Is it your opinion our genetics are changing? Would it not be more likely that the environment was changing? I’m not sure, and I’m not sure what your point is in asking. My point about genetics is that parents with ADHD are highly likely to have children with ADHD. In other words, that it’s heritable. That fact would be true whether - instances are increasing, eg more people with ADHD having more children - instances are stable but diagnoses are increasing - instances are declining in tandem with improved diagnostic outcomes > I do not undersatdn how saying that there is more to ADHD than your psychiatrist knows right now is stigmatizing. The stigma you’re contributing is suggesting that people are disinclined to ask important questions in favor of “just popping pills”, which, that being a direct quote… > I have no problem with people taking pharm meds. You either very clearly do have a problem with it, or should very seriously reconsider how you discuss the subject. You’ve followed me from one subthread to another making comments of the same sort, and you seem determined to continue making comments like that while insisting they be interpreted how you choose rather than how they’re read. Not just by me. I’m not sure what you’re trying to achieve. It’s entirely possible you have the best intentions as expressed, and are communicating poorly. It’s also possible you’re overly confident that you know better than the vast majority of ADHD patients and their licensed professional physicians and don’t recognize that such overconfidence deviates from your stated intent. It’s also possible you’re being partially or entirely disingenuous about your intent. I’m not sure, but I am only responding to the words you’re posting. |