I can't remember the last time I talked to a millennial who didn't self-diagnose as either ADHD, autism or both. I'm serious.
Is it possible that there's nothing wrong with our brains? 🤔
My theory is that the traits we associate with these conditions simply proliferate in bad environments, until they cause their reform or collapse.
Sort of like an immune response.
We're not on a spectrum, we're white blood cells fighting an infection 🧑⚕️
Along the same lines, maybe people are self-diagnosing with conditions that cause social difficulty because this society has become over-socialized. It used to be that making stuff and fixing stuff could earn you respect even if you weren't a genius at relationships. Under fiat you have to be good at kissing up social layers too survive, and there's always been a cohort who aren't built for that.
I have heard many observations that vaccines are increasing the ADHD and autism rates.
Another aspect that bothers me is that the definition of autism has changed dramatically.
In the 1980'ies, autism and introversion had very different meaning and there wasn't much overlap.
Nowadays, if you answer on an autism test that you are not very interested in going to parties - which is a typical introvert position - you are automatically placed on the autism spectrum.
When the definition is diluted, everyone is classified within the definition.
No, there IS something wrong with "our brains", indeed.
It's vaccines (autism) and ultra-processed foods.
Probably easier than that - these traits have always existed, but there is a culture of labeling everything nowadays, especially when it doesn't fit in to the current norm of how we work. Sitting in an office for eight hours a day being the most common form of work is a pretty new thing.
