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well, that's up to the clinician and diagnosing staff rather than the off-hand judgement of someone who watches them in the hallways I guess.
>people who compounded habits into atypical personality traits.
the thing is that some people don't do this when confronted with environments that would prompt the behavior in other people; that alone indicates a difference between the two groups; probably one worth investigating.
Essentially everyone in the modern world has a mobile phone, internet connection, access to lots of media, etc -- but not everyone is autistic. That's the whole interesting catch, right?
I was talking about ADHD not Autism here. I edited my original post to be more clear. I would agree that essentially everyone has a mobile phone, and the usual apps, and essentially everyone's attention span has gotten worse as a result. Do you think the median attention span has gotten better in the last 10 years?
It’s possible there is severity factor you’re ignoring; do less severe sufferers of ADHD not have ADHD, because they’re not hurting “enough” to satisfy your criteria of disease?
That is what has lead to habitually poor executive function. Go look at YouTube shorts, or TikTok. There are videos which are literally two videos stacked vertically. Apparently this is because 1 video isn't stimulating enough to keep people from clicking away. That wasn't normal 10 years ago, and would have been uncomfortable for many people to watch. People's brains have changed, formed new habits, through repeated practice. I'm not insulting anyone, most people don't realize they are training their brain in a way they won't appreciate later.
ADHD was first recognized as a condition well before the internet. Clearly there is a way you can have this condition genetically or from your early environment. But now there is a boom in ADHD diagnosis, and it's not because the original etiology has become more prevalent.
Which do you think is more likely: single etiology with varying severity, or multiple etiologies presenting with similar syndromes?
And considering you couldn’t identify a confounding variable if it hit you in the face, I’m not sure what you think is very relevant either.
Because they don't know any better? My understanding is that the two treatment options regardless of diagnosis and regardless of hardware are either "medicine" or "self-awareness leading to behavioral change" (where therapy is often the delivery mechanism, but can also be self-help or mindfulness)