Dean Burnett (that brains guy)Jul 10, 2023

"We never saw any of this ADHD or autism stuff when I was young!"

You never saw any photos of the surface of Mars back then either, but I'm pretty sure it was still there the whole time

Show threadSerge from Babka

@Garwboy

It's especially important to remember how new these diagnoses are.

The first person to be diagnosed with Autism died just a few weeks ago!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-first-person-to-be-diagnosed-with-autism-has-died-at-89/

And it wasn't until 1968 that ADHD was added to the DSM.

Even after something is added to the DSM, it can take time for that classification to gain awareness and acceptance.

I was diagnosed with ADHD in 1984, and I remember even as a kid people how much "skepticism" it was met with.

The First Person to Be Diagnosed with Autism Has Died at 89

A 1943 paper highlighted “Donald T.” as “Case 1” of 11 children with “autistic disturbances of affective contact”

Scientific American
Jul 10, 2023 at 1:54pmWeb
Show threadBenny Powers 🇨🇦️🇮🇱️Jul 10, 2023

@serge @Garwboy early concepts of ADHD go back a century (they called it "Acute brain dysfunction" - amirite?)

and in another century I *guarantee* you they won't be talking about it (or most likely by then, "them") the way they do now

shouldn't stop ADHD people from getting treatment though