Psychology Today | 06.11.2026 19:01
“Snowflake generation” is a term applied to young people who are quickly overwhelmed or “melted” by commonplace pressures and challenges. The rise in young people’s mental health problems and diagnoses of conditions such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are sometimes put in this framework, whereby young people today are less resilient and robust than in previous generations of youth who navigated equally, if not more difficult, environments.
