It an interesting hypothesis, however, were that the case, we would have seen spikes of it measured against events known to cause trauma on a wider scale. Rather, we see a continual growth, as we do in other medical conditions and that indicates a wider affliction of and to, general health conditions and changes in blood chemistry and genetics. The scales of measurement used in identifying autism and ADHD, show that generally they are traits of such in variant degrees in an enormous population. The key then is whether or not those symptoms affect ones’s daily life, as in the more commonly known, though equally not understood Obsessional disorders - the difference between the two of course is that OCD can be reasoned with, and autism and ADHD, cannot - they have to be treated or lived with.
If we factor in the affects of this system upon normal growth, understanding the pro-rata growth in neurological instability becomes more easily understood, all the more so in terms of medical treatments as Ladyblue points out in her reply. What is happening is that the pressures and responses in society is aggravating those of whom their genetic wiring is susceptible to such - a predisposition to certain responses is triggered and, for example, in a similar fashion to atrial fibrillation of the heart, once the pathway is established, it is almost impossible to stop it. Thus self awareness and an understanding of the condition is essential to living with one’s self and reducing the impact of their normality of life on others, so that living with the norm of the general population becomes easier and more possible to rationalise both with them and for one’s self. A one eyed man in a population of the blind is king. Thus it is a question, an endless question, of accommodating one’s self to living in a society of conceptual strangers who can not understand the world experienced by those so ‘afflicted’ by difference.
It comes as a surprize for many people, that one cannot be cured of their normality. Worse, normality for ones’s self is considered a choice in areas where it patently is not. However, many hang on to that concept to excuse their selfish behaviours - more often than not in areas of sexuality and getting their own way. In coming to terms with ADHD, you could consider building your world around the parts that you are comfortable with, rather than fighting it to fit in to a society that is blind to your normality, where such is available to you. For the rest, when conformity is a must, you just have to speak their language. Take note of the Japanese maxim by Ping Fu: “Bamboo is flexible, as it bends with the wind, without breaking, able to meet and adapt to any circumstance.” Work then with what you have, rather than try to mimic what others call reality.