That theory makes sense to me. I’ve always believed that a myriad of other ailments are being diagnosed as “ADHD.” And it’s very plausible that lack of sleep is one of them.
ADHD/ADD are now considered to be on the same spectrom as autism, which the most severe cases of autism have skyrocketed so why wouldn’t other disorders on the same spectrum also be increasing?
no, its not because we don’t spank kids or that teachers don’t know how to handle spirited children. When you work with kids you quickly figure out that some of them have “issues”, having lived with an ADHD brother my DD can quickly spot others kids like her brother
This spike in ADHD/autism etc- I suspect something is going on in our advanced society perhaps prenatally with kids’ exposure to toxins while still in the womb.
I know my son’s ADHD is an offshoot of his being poisoned in womb by his BM’s alcoholism. It is stunning what just a few days of toxic exposure can do to the fetal brain and other development at even selected days in the pregnancy. For example the FAS “mask” of distorted facial features comes from exposure to alcohol during just a single 3 day period in gestation