The “Controversies” section of the wiki article you linked is a good starting point.
Quotes:
“Debates center around key controversial issues; whether ADHD is a disability or merely a neurological description, the cause of the disorder, the changing of the diagnostic criteria, the rapid increase in diagnosis of ADHD, and the use of stimulants to treat the disorder.”
“[D]iagnosis is more likely to be made in the younger children within a grade; the authors propose that such a misdiagnosis of ADHD within a grade may be due to different states of maturity (...) children born in December (the youngest) 39% more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than those born in January (the oldest).”
It’s en vogue, and the diagnostic criteria are sufficiently vague to ensure that if you want a diagnosis of ADHD, you’ll probably be able to see yourself in such a light that you satisfy them. This introspective process may be affected by mental resilience. Self-perception is crucial for such topics. Take a subjectively healthy person to rigorous psych evaluations and watch the diagnoses roll in. Whether we say “he has X, because the criteria were met” or “he’s healthy, since he doesn’t mind much” depends mainly on how well that person copes with the various stressors and expectations associated with the human condition, particularly in modern times. Some people like having a diagnosis as a coping mechanism, some don’t (I’m excluding severe cases).
In short, for the majority of the usual stressed out first world population, including run-of-the-mill ADHD cases, whether you get the diagnosis or not is a choice you make.
I’ve interned at a psych clinic where anyone unfortunate enough to walk on the street after heavy drinking wouldn’t leave without being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. There’s go-to diagnoses subject to cultural trends and trends within the medical community. I count most cases of ADHD (that I know of) among those.
You might also get diagnosed with things out of the blue. I have dealt with depression MST of my life and one Dr tried to say I had psychosis. I am pretty sure he was wrong.
The “Controversies” section of the wiki article you linked is a good starting point.
Quotes:
“Debates center around key controversial issues; whether ADHD is a disability or merely a neurological description, the cause of the disorder, the changing of the diagnostic criteria, the rapid increase in diagnosis of ADHD, and the use of stimulants to treat the disorder.”
“[D]iagnosis is more likely to be made in the younger children within a grade; the authors propose that such a misdiagnosis of ADHD within a grade may be due to different states of maturity (...) children born in December (the youngest) 39% more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than those born in January (the oldest).”
It’s en vogue, and the diagnostic criteria are sufficiently vague to ensure that if you want a diagnosis of ADHD, you’ll probably be able to see yourself in such a light that you satisfy them. This introspective process may be affected by mental resilience. Self-perception is crucial for such topics. Take a subjectively healthy person to rigorous psych evaluations and watch the diagnoses roll in. Whether we say “he has X, because the criteria were met” or “he’s healthy, since he doesn’t mind much” depends mainly on how well that person copes with the various stressors and expectations associated with the human condition, particularly in modern times. Some people like having a diagnosis as a coping mechanism, some don’t (I’m excluding severe cases).
In short, for the majority of the usual stressed out first world population, including run-of-the-mill ADHD cases, whether you get the diagnosis or not is a choice you make.
I’ve interned at a psych clinic where anyone unfortunate enough to walk on the street after heavy drinking wouldn’t leave without being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. There’s go-to diagnoses subject to cultural trends and trends within the medical community. I count most cases of ADHD (that I know of) among those.
You might also get diagnosed with things out of the blue. I have dealt with depression MST of my life and one Dr tried to say I had psychosis. I am pretty sure he was wrong.