# Diagnostic Expansion Erodes the Line Between Variation and Disease by Adam Omary and Jeffrey Singer > "[The cumulative effect of expanding definitions and diagnosis-rewarding incentives] is a steady erosion of the line between ordinary human variation and clinical disease." > **— Adam Omary and Jeffrey Singer**, *The “ADHD Epidemic” Is Just an Overdiagnosis Epidemic* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2026-08-04):** [The “ADHD Epidemic” Is Just an Overdiagnosis Epidemic](https://humanprogress.org/the-adhd-epidemic-is-just-an-overdiagnosis-epidemic/) — exact wording verified in the article text. - **Exact original:** “The aggregate effect is a steady erosion of the line between ordinary human variation and clinical disease.” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets restore the referent established by the immediately surrounding source passage; no certainty, scope, or conclusion was added. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "[The cumulative effect of expanding definitions and diagnosis-rewarding incentives] is a steady erosion of the line between ordinary human variation and clinical disease." — Adam Omary and Jeffrey Singer, The “ADHD Epidemic” Is Just an Overdiagnosis Epidemic, 2026-08-04 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-adam-omary-and-jeffrey-singer-diagnosis-erodes-human-variation ```