Screen time gets the blame, but the increase in diagnoses comes more from subjective criteria interacting with financial incentives.
The sharp increase in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses—nearly doubling among American children between 1997 and 2022, and more than tripling among adults from 2012 to 2023—has been chalked up to better screening, increased awareness, and the corrosive effects of smartphones and social media on developing brains.
Jeffrey A. Singer, MD, practices general surgery and is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.
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