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Research Deep Dive July 2026 · 15 min read

The ADHD Misinformation Crisis on Social Media

Between half and nine-in-ten of the most-watched ADHD videos on TikTok contain misleading or non-diagnostic information. We quantified the problem across six peer-reviewed studies, mapped the viral myths against what ADHD cognition research actually shows, and documented the downstream effects on self-diagnosis and clinical services. A cited white paper (PDF) with the full evidence.

ADHD Misinformation Social Media Reading
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