Do all Gen-Z's claim some sort of disability?

While I don't think it's limited to Gen Z, it is definitely a trend that I've noticed myself, especially with the onset of COVID...and I suspect they are related.

COVID gave everyone air cover to basically be lazy and not be thought the lesser for it.

"Sorry boss, we couldn't get that project done because of COVID."

"Sorry Mom and Dad, can't come visit you for Christmas this year with COVID and all."

"Sorry friends, with COVID still around, I just don't feel comfortable yet going to crowded places."

I feel like it has kicked-started another pandemic of laziness via victimhood. Younger people have sensed weakness from their older managers, who have been trained by COVID and their HR departments to be sensitive and sympathetic to everyone's "needs" and "comfort."

Take my wife's office for example. She is extremely frustrated with her colleagues because she actually gives a shite about putting in a solid day's work, whereas her coworkers are basically in a nonstop competition as to whose life is the toughest and most miserable. The majority of them apparently have "life crises" on a weekly basis that require taking sick days and asking to come late/leave early.

So yeah, lots of people now want to claim some sort of vague disability or unique circumstances as a cop-out when they really just want to be lazy. The most frustrating part is that it conflates those issues with people who actually have to struggle with them.

BTW, I'm in my mid-30s. This isn't some boomer saying all this.

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Do all Gen-Z's claim some sort of disability?

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The government and society they had no part in making incentivizes people to claim some kind of disability or helplessness because it confers status and material benefits. They're young and impressionable, and were born into an increasingly economically precarious world where fewer and fewer people can live a good life playing by the "old" rules. What would you expect to happen under those circumstances?

They all have panic attacks. I'm sure some people have issues with that but not 70% of young people

Short answer: yes

Long answer: yes they do

I have noticed a lot of people on social media either wanting to be diagnosed with autism as an adult or almost willing their children into an autism diagnosis.

No one is just anti social or different or developmentally delayed anymore. They’re autistic.

Dear Facebook.........

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Victimhood is rewarded now. Fortitude is shamed.

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I feel like a victim every time I meet with our CPA.

Yeah I’ve got one on my team and he’s quirky but runs circles around the boomers and and gen X’s that report to me.

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No one is just anti social or different or developmentally delayed anymore. They’re autistic.

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Any 3 year old that has any kind of speech delay or pronunciation issues is labeled autistic and will fail the state (Texas) autism spectrum test. Then you get free pre-k, speech therapy, and other special services through your local ISD. Saves me a lot of money each year. Have 2 kids under 5 in the program right now and neither should be in it. Soonest you can retest is 2 years so the teacher always tell us to wait until then to retest so we can take advantage of the program. Getting my tax dollars worth.