Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Their source is they made it up. Getting diagnosed is a pain and there is no way 50% of any sizable population has gone through that process, let alone received a diagnosis.

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I wish this was made up. It is not.

Of children ages 12-17,

14.3% have been diagnosed with ADHD.
Including 17.9% of all boys. (Source)

This data is national, but as you can imagine, there are some schools where few people are diagnosed, and some like the one I mentioned where it’s the norm.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it a wealthy area? That often skews things...