r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 16d ago

Neuroscience ADHD misinformation on TikTok is shaping young adults’ perceptions. An analysis of the 100 most-viewed TikTok videos related to ADHD revealed that fewer than half the claims about symptoms actually align with clinical guidelines for diagnosing ADHD.

https://news.ubc.ca/2025/03/adhd-misinformation-on-tiktok/
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u/peinika 16d ago

They did separate those groups. The article is pretty readable (and not paywalled) and the studies seem to be fairly thoughtful about the methodology. It's described in the results of study 2, but basically those with diagnosed and self-diagnosed ADHD watched more ADHD TikTok than the non-adhd group. Those with self-diagnosed ADHD rated the videos most favorably of the three groups, but the higher favorability was not statistically significant compared to the medically diagnosed group. I think the strongest correlation was those who watched more videos viewed them more favorably.