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/DavidAdamsAuthor 16d ago

Do you find yourself falling unconscious in your bed for approximately eight hours a day? Do you experience strong cravings for various foods if you haven't eaten for a day or so? Do you often find yourself drinking regularly throughout the day? If so, you might have...

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u/timesuck6775 16d ago

a desire to live?

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u/DavidAdamsAuthor 16d ago

Can't relate

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u/Izwe 16d ago

awww dude, internet hug

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u/Nvenom8 16d ago

Yeah, right!

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u/adamdoesmusic 16d ago

I do not in fact find myself falling asleep for anywhere near that. I constantly forget to eat, sometimes for a whole day or more. Same with drinking water. I’ve been formally diagnosed with a few things and medically suspected to be a few others tho.

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u/QuttiDeBachi 16d ago

…a fat blunt you smoked, then slept, then drank cuz you ran outta dope.

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u/Emergency-Banana4497 16d ago

Omg, what, what do I have!?

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u/Exaskryz 16d ago edited 16d ago

Do you have a dead end job sitting in a cubicle for 8 hours a day and hate it? You might have ADHD

Do you rather have fun than do work or chores? You might have ADHD

Do you spend a lot of time on TikTok instead of reading a book? You might have ADHD

Be sure to take medication to ignore your dopamine hits rather than getting a more interesting, engaging job; finding books or material that are entertaining in and of themselves; managing a better life balance of entertainment can give you the tolerance to work through chores that, yes, need to be done. When you are fulfilled in most aspects of your life, the rest comes together nicely. When you are in a rut of relenting control and not actually wanting to do something, all doing is difficult.