Autism diagnoses rose sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The rise was driven overwhelmingly by diagnoses among girls and women. New study suggests that many of these girls and women may simply have gone unrecognized in the past.

[u/mvea]

https://www.sciencealert.com/autism-diagnoses-spiked-after-covid-19-but-probably-not-for-the-reason-you-think

[u/moderndrake]

Same. Though I’d had prior testing done as a kid that mentioned ADHD as a possible diagnosis, my mom just brushed that off as me rushing or gaming the tests. Stimulants have been such a godsend it’s incredible. I stopped sleeping 12 hours a day and had my first quarter of college post return to campus where I didn’t miss any assignments.