No question that kids from affluent areas are diagnosed with ADHD & Autism at a higher rate, but that probably has more to do with poor diagnosis rates in less-fortunate areas than “watering down” or “gaming” the system.
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Is it me or is it weird you post screenshots of your deleted tweets?
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It’s only weird because others should do it but aren’t as brave & principled.
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Interesting parallel to the high number of top level athletes with ADHD diagnosis. Are they getting diagnosed due to their increased access to medical care, or because Ritalin helps you focus on hitting a fastball?
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The entire concept of disability vis a vis the education system needs to be rethought. On one hand we've rich kids gaming the system with fake ADHD, and on the other we have poor kids being excluded from the school system because of fake conduct disorder diagnoses.
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That’s still putting it very generously but appreciated, thanks
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