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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[–] super_user_do@feddit.it -3 points 6 hours ago

I have ADHD along with many other learning disorders and trust me, ADHD is really being over diagnosed. Children nowadays spend 12 to 15 hours a day nonstop doomscrolling short form content on TikTok and of course that is gonna impact their ability to concentrate and focus.

Many doctors who diagnose those things are old (in my country, for example, it takes DECADES to be allowed to work in the field) and are so old they're just not prepared for ts so they just flag everyone as ADHD