Clips dealing with ADHD and autism have trended big on Tiktok in recent years. Now the clips are attracting strong criticism for being misleading and having a negative effect on young people. Currently, the hashtag #ADHD has 23 billion views internationally. The popular clips include concentration tests and signs that you have the diagnosis. Social media expert Daniel Paris is critical of the trend. – These are very problematic clips and that it is problematic that they have so many views and likes, he says. Daniel Paris believes that viewers use the clips to self-diagnose themselves. – None of these clips have sufficient bearing to make a medical diagnosis. If you have questions about ADHD, you should go to a doctor and a psychologist, because they are the ones who can make a diagnosis. According to a study conducted by the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, many of the clips are grossly misleading. In the study, they examined 100 of the most popular clips about ADHD and concluded that 52 percent of them are misleading. Above all, they contain no call to seek help if you suspect you have a diagnosis. One reason why these clips are widely distributed, Daniel Paris believes, is people’s need for quick answers, an ADHD investigation often takes several months. – We all long for quick fixes. You can look at a clip in twenty seconds and all of a sudden you get a diagnosis. It might be a little more fun and a little easier. You can also do it on your own sofa on Tiktok, then you do it. But that is absolutely not true, he says.
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Tiktok trend: "Very problematic clips"
