This thread is so depressing. Every uneducated comment is from the camp ' it's for the meds' or ' everyone's got ADHD now'.
You can't get an assessment on the NHS for love nor money now - statistically, you're significantly more likely to wait years or have to go private.
Many GP practices are offloading responsibility entirely. This means people can't get these elusive medications easily at all. You must be formally diagnosed as a start.
Once diagnosed, you then need to find a private practitioner and then pay the monthly prescription costs. For what? I'd rather go score some shitty speed if it's only for the LOLs.
Those taking these meds will have to manage potentially huge side effects. The effect will not be the same for an ADHD person as a non ADHD person. I took speed recreationally a few times years ago. Let's say the effect of taking ADHD meds is akin to that for us NT folk; well, fuck that. Absolutely horrible. Again, why we don't have a huge speed epidemic; because who would 🤷. I accept some might and I accept some will abuse potentially.
The true problem is not this made up abuse of meds epidemic, it is a huge genuine ND population in society left to just deal with it and no access to anything, including assessments. Thus, the real problem is under diagnosis. Any tit in government will use the phrase over diagnosis simply to offload responsibility and costs. A reminder; they will lie to the public.
And who are these professionals diagnosing who are making it up? We have unethical wankers everywhere - yet, the reputational risk is too great for this to proliferate. I have been involved in assessments for my son. You don't sit there and say I'm hyperactive and then get diagnosed.
The reason for this explosion is because there really truly are a huge number of ND people. They meet a partner, have kids, say 2. Statistically, their kids will likely be ND. The parents get them assessed because they're noticing alot of struggles that don't fit their NT mates'. Then they say, hang on. All my life I've struggled extensively with x y z. And the penny drops. That is what's happening. It is genetically inherited at a significantly high rate.
Yes I'm sure there are a proportion of bell ends on SMedia. They can say what they like but isn't it only of importance if they actually get diagnosed? You don't get diagnosed because you said I fink I'm ADHD on TTok.
There's an incredibly stringent process for Autism; as per NICE guidelines. You can't just blag it. Most people posting here ref people they know they feel are making it up; it's a high likelihood they actually are ND and they've hidden alot from the public, friends and even family.
I'd like to see all these inappropriate ADHD diagnosees.Where are they. I'm not buying it at all. Not one bit.
Apart from the fantasy it's for drug seeking, I'm curious what posters feel would be the net benefit proclaiming to be ND? People are still having a very difficult time with stigma and judgement.
The DLA comment is laughable. Not happening ever. I'm out of pocket thousands and thousands as parent to an ND child. This does not include the losses all those mum's take who can't work because their ND kids can't access education.
The conclusion is - get off TikTok and all other SM cesspits that are the source of most people's upset more than any real problems.