It is terrible that so many people have to have a diagnosis. Is it really necessary? That’s what I thought before.
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More and more people are getting an ADHD diagnosis. Twice as many people use ADHD medication today as 20 years ago. The increase is particularly significant for girls and young women. The letter diagnosis adhd means problems with concentration, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Videnskab.dk explains why there is an increase in the number of ADHD diagnoses.
The first explanation is previous underdiagnosis of ADHD. The image of ADHD has been a hyperactive boy crawling on the walls, but girls with ADHD may sit more daydreaming and look out the window and are harder to spot. The knowledge that ADHD manifests differently between the sexes has led to more being discovered.
Source: politiken.dk
