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/RepedeTheTerrible 16d ago

The DSM has many flaws, but heritability estimates for ASD (and several other conditions) are explicitly mentioned. They are in the paragraphs that follow the diagnostic criteria, which many providers forget to look at.

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u/OneEverHangs 16d ago

True, and imprecisely put by me. But your point puts the issue with article headline’s narrow focus on diagnostic criteria into even worse light