3 ms·

Right, so why did the trend explode during the pandemic?

• elcritch 5y ago
  It’s possible there was a rise of incorrect diagnosis where lockdown stresses gave rise to ADHD-like symptoms. Alternatively more people WFH and not having other distractions could’ve led more people to figure out their existing ADHD. Likely more people also sought mental health care given the stressors of lockdowns and media coverage of COVID. Just hypotheses.
  • phil21 5y ago
    Drug seekers as well for performance enhancers like adderall or ritalin. If you're somewhere on the spectrum it's pretty trivial to present ADHD with some practice to a clinician who doesn't care much, especially if remote. I heard of a couple instances of this throughout my extended social network - largely from people who found it very hard to focus at home and get work done (they required work/home separation for mental health), but certainly did not have ADHD.