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actual diagnoses are likely due to better detection, self diagnoses are likely due to the Internet.
One may lead to the other
Maybe, but in my experience a lot of people who self-diagnosed and claim they have adhd are actually just chronically online and want to feel special. I've even seen some people who got tested, were told outright by professionals that they do not have adhd (and shown proof), and decided to say the doctors were trying to oppress or alienate them.
That's fair. I was diagnosed with ADHD after seeking help for depression, rather than YouTube, but I'm now looking into ASD because of YouTube, and so far I just got through the pre-screening and am awaiting an appointment for proper evaluation.
So, I guess it works both ways. Wild to think that someone could want ADHD, outside of maybe wanting a script for the meds.
well they don't really want ADHD, but rather they spend too much time online and are desperately searching for something that makes them feel special.