So what if ‘everyone has ADHD’? The more diagnoses, the better – but we need the meds to treat them
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A recent study found that disability payments for parents of children with ADHD and autism are up 40 per cent since before the pandemic – a huge increase. I thought about my time at uni, frantically writing my dissertation in a caffeine-fuelled 24-hour period after agonising over every second I’d spent procrastinating that year. I hear a lot that the rise in diagnosis is down to “trendy” false diagnoses, whether that’s supposed to be for a perceived advantage or as an excuse for “laziness”. I don’t think the people making those claims are aware of the stigma and judgement people with ADHD face.
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