Valerieblaise: I'm named after my mother, and my stepfather assumed when I tuned him out because I was reading it was due to me thinking he was calling for my mother. My entire family has called me Junior ever since.

I don't think everyone is "suddenly" having adhd and autism. I think millennials were raised by parents who were ashamed of having children that weren't "normal" so we were forced to mask so hard that we "seemed" normal but were "just a little strange" and now we're all learning to unmask.

Speaking from experience (for Gen ) I can say there’s also an increased understanding of what is and isn’t signs or symptoms of ADHD and autism. I got my *first* ADHD diagnosis as a child, but my tendency to hyperfocus when reading or playing video games was seen as proof the dx was mistaken.

I was a girl child in the 70’s-80’s, so no dx for me. I was also quiet and hyperfocused so hard I got LOTS of hearing tests.

I'm named after my mother, and my stepfather assumed when I tuned him out because I was reading it was due to me thinking he was calling for my mother. My entire family has called me Junior ever since.

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