> As someone with an Adult ADHD diagnosis, this has definitely been my experience. Adults weren't even being diagnosed with ADHD when I was a child and it was n

> As someone with an Adult ADHD diagnosis, this has definitely been my experience. Adults weren't even being diagnosed with ADHD when I was a child and it was never brought up when I showed the signs in school. Now I'm receiving treatment and thankful for it, and my kids will be screened. Same here in all respects. > But measuring the per capita diagnosis rate won't tell you anything about that. I believe that some of the increase in diagnosis rates is because of increasing diagnosis in historically under-diagnosed groups, especially in the US where access to healthcare hasn't been available to everyone. https://www.additudemag.com/race-and-adhd-how-people-of-color-get-left-behind/ https://www.additudemag.com/race-and-adhd-how-people-of-colo...