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I have to say that modem society seems to be tailored to neurotypicals, but somehow breeds neurodivergents.
From how many people I know who are neurodivergent, I'm not sure if I'm suffering a sampling bias, or whether there's just a lot of neurodivergents.
I'm ADHD, my brother is too. Two of my long term friends are on the spectrum. I can definitely go on. I know I don't generally keep neurotypical friends as well as I maybe should, but it seems like there's a lot more of us than they would like to believe.
I'm fairly convinced that most people are just walking around undiagnosed, blaming themselves for being "weird" or "awkward" or "shy" when they're just wired differently.
Im more interested if its always been this way. Have this many people always had adhd before it was recognized? Or is it something in modern society causing it.
I dont know how to get an answer to that question.
The chart of left-handed people historically may help with some insights into that.
http://www.med.mcgill.ca/epidemiology/hanley/bios601/CandHchapter06/HistoryGeographyHumanHandedness.pdf
I'm not sure there will ever be that level of acceptance