Autism and ADHD: does the global rise in diagnosed neurodivergence reflect increased awareness of undiagnosed cases?
Diagnoses of autism and other neurodivergence are rising. <b>Jessica Eccles and Elizabeth Weir</b> say that the trend is real—and that claims of “overdiagnosis” and insistence on exact case numbers are unhelpful. But <b>Alastair Santhouse and Traolach Brugha</b> argue that more factors are at play, not least a widening of already vague definitions
Authors
- Jessica Eccles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0062-1216)
- Traolach Brugha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-9591)
- Alastair Santhouse
- Elizabeth Weir
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r2648
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00