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 threadScott GallowayJul 10, 2023
@Garwboy ADD & Autism were added to the DSM (III) in 1980 & neither were commonly diagnosed until the late 80s. So they're right...
Show threadflere-imsaho 🇺🇦
@scottgal @Garwboy improvements in diagnosis capability don't change the prevalence though.
Jul 10, 2023 at 2:54pmWeb
Show threadScott GallowayJul 10, 2023
@mawhrin @Garwboy They do if the diagnosis didn't exist before. Autism for example was diagnosed as 'childhood psychosis / shizoid disorder' and the children often locked away for life https://blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistoryproject/topics/childhood-psychosis-or-schizophrenia/#:~:text=Before%20autism%20existed%20as%20a,in%20life%20was%20notoriously%20difficult.
Childhood Psychosis or Schizophrenia – The Autism History Project

Show threadflere-imsaho 🇺🇦Jul 10, 2023
@scottgal @Garwboy we're not disagreeing here, i think.