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/Tarrion 16d ago

"heavily associated with ADHD but not in the DSM for ADHD" such as poor working memory (not sure why that's not a listed symptom)

Worth noting, that does appear to be in the ICD-11 criteria for ADHD ('is forgetful in daily activities') so maybe the actual point here is that DSM isn't the only useful definition of ADHD.

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u/Adjective_Noun-420 16d ago

Exactly. It’s incredibly disingenuous to call that “misinformation”