@frozendaisy (I was going to quote your post but it got a bit long!)
I know two families, so there must be others, who went to numerous private assessments with their children and didn’t stop until one gave them medication.
And do you know the ins and outs of those children, their medical records and what those assessments entailed, plus all the outcomes? I'm guessing not.
A couple of adults who had been functioning fine then decided to just, well basically give up most of their adult responsibilities and pile a whole heap onto their spouse (and families) after an ADHD diagnosis.
Yes, because it's incredibly common for a diagnosis to lead to unmasking.
Some people do want a ND diagnosis, for whatever reason, and it seems can get one if they pay. Did you see the BBC documentary, the reporter got a diagnosis by an online hour interview. Why does that service exist?
As I've tried to say, no sensible, mentally well person seeks out a diagnosis that will actively limit their lives. If it's not ND, then they clearly have other things going on that need to be investigated.
So people do want a prescription however sketchy the diagnosis. Maybe not you, and no not everyone, but to think people aren’t seeking out these things is incorrect they are.
See above.
And social media has a part to play. So now when someone tells you they are ND it’s becoming harder to believe them, and for our teens it’s so prevalent they just shrug and go “oh” because they know what comes next, they are expected to make all the accommodations for their peer’s behaviour, so now they just give them a wide berth. They aren’t nasty or rude but they are fed up of being told they triggered someone by doing something normally teenage and not being aware of whatever it was being on someone’s trigger list. This is where some teens are now. And you really can’t blame them.
Well yes, you can blame them. Just because something is prevalent, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.