The rise in ADHD diagnoses looks suspicious to some people. Too many, too fast, too easy. But what actually happened is that the conversation got loud enough for the people who were always missed to finally recognise themselves in it. That's not the system being gamed. That's the system slowly starting to work.

Saying "everyone's a bit ADHD" feels harmless. It isn't. Here's why minimising ADHD as a personality quirk causes real harm, especially for those diagnosed late.