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.

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https://news.ubc.ca/2025/03/adhd-misinformation-on-tiktok/

[u/odelay42]

It’s hard to get a good diagnosis when your provider has 15 minutes of time with you and 45 minutes of insurance paperwork to navigate after. 

[u/CrabZealousideal3686 → u/odelay42]

I agree, we don't live in US but appointments are really short, but she was diagnosed with ADHD in the first 3 appointments but after 4 years of therapy and psychiatric help she wasn't yet diagnosed with Bipolar. Only after I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, at the brink of suicide, that we found she was as well, because of the overlap of behaviour.

Another anecdotal event, recently I moved to another country, from south America to Europe, and a new doctor here was insisting that I was not Bipolar but ADHD, even after 3 years of lithium treatment being the only drug that worked well for more than 2 months. There was only one doctor but for me it was telling.

[u/odelay42 → u/CrabZealousideal3686]

Ooof, I’m sorry that was such a difficult experience, and continues to be. I hope she finds a good provider that can truly help. 

[u/CrabZealousideal3686 → u/odelay42]

Thank you, right now we are probably in the best moment of our lives. But always makes me sad thinking about ppl that don't have the same luck as us, we can actively learn about our condition after the diagnosis and we know the key symptoms so we know how to communicate with the professionals that help us. Bipolar can be very debilitating and is tricky to diagnose and treat, we even have some family members that succumbed to it.

I just wish bipolar would get more attention from the scientific community in the future.