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/Bay1Bri 16d ago

I saw a video that said sleeping with your wrist by your chin and your hand bent at the wrist towards your neck, you have autism. Which is ludicrous.

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u/AnRealDinosaur 16d ago

I do that and I do not have autism. What I have is carpal tunnel :(

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u/Bay1Bri 15d ago

What I have is carpal tunnel

Is that cause or effect?

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u/bananosaurusrex 15d ago

Sleeping with bent wrist can cause carpal tunnel syndrome in some people. Sleeping with a wrist splint for a few weeks helps alot of patients, no injections or operation needed.

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u/AnRealDinosaur 14d ago

Ive done both (wrist splint and injection) and they both wonders! I hate that my body wants to sleep like this because the pain wakes me up & I have to hang my arm off the side of the bed to get circulation back. The splints make it so you can't bend your wrist that way which is great, but I still needed the injection because of repetitive motion at work. Thankfully it worked & I have a better job now.

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u/pannenkoek0923 16d ago

I am autistic and I do sleep like that, but I am not autistic because I sleep like that

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u/chauceresque 16d ago

I sleep like that to keep my handkerchief close as I’m a chronic night sneezer