What I was pointing out is that "awareness" is a confounder here. The statistic we have is that diagnosis rates have increased substantially. We cannot say why

What I was pointing out is that "awareness" is a confounder here. The statistic we have is that diagnosis rates have increased substantially. We cannot say why because there is no way to untangle the factors that may influence this statistic. So no, I don't have evidence, and neither do you. As someone who spent many years in medical biology and studied biostatistics, I am inclined to treat any biochemistry arguments with deep skepticism. It is in the author's interest to say they have found the answer for something because money is always in short supply. The more boring answer that society is not about to collapse into flapping mutes because we have learnt some new facts and our culture has changed doesn't get you research funding.