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[–] wpb@lemmy.world -4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (2 children)

Am I reading this meme right when I think it's implying that folks are getting over-diagnosed with mental disorders? Because that's some RFK jr shit. Shame on you.

EDIT: I did misread it, I fully agree with OP.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] wpb@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Oh my bad. What does the meme mean then?

[–] Oppopity@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It's the left-handed thing. The amount of neurodivergent people is the same but the amount of people being diagnosed is increasing because of an increased perception and understanding of neurodivergency.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Ah ok I did misinterpret it! Thanks for the correction.

[–] Bubs12@lemmy.cafe 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Diagnosed rate never crosses actual so this is false

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I don't really understand what you're saying, sorry.

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 points 4 hours ago

For a chart to be expressing over diagnosis, the line representing diagnosis number would have to go higher than the line representing actual number.