Has that made it more complicated? Yes,” Dr. “Has that brought more people with ADHD to me? Yes. On top of that, the pandemic-which deprived many of us of the activities and social interactions that kept us mentally stimulated-has affected nearly everybody’s ability to focus in some way. While it may be one sign of ADHD, it can also potentially point to many other health-related issues, from anxiety or depression to sleep deprivation, says Dr. For example, many TikTokers claim that trouble with concentration is a tell-tale sign of ADHD-but this is a complex symptom. Some of the symptoms mentioned above aren’t indicative of a health condition until they really start to impact a person’s ability to function in their daily life, Dr.
With any spectrum-based disorder-meaning the type and severity of possible symptoms can vary widely-everything is going to be pretty nuanced, Sasha Hamdani, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in ADHD, tells SELF. This oversimplification of ADHD-symptoms as common as sleepiness and feeling unmotivated have been equated with disorder on TikTok-may boost the risk of overdiagnosis and misdiagnoses, the researchers suggest, adding to a growing body of evidence that ADHD is becoming increasingly overdiagnosed in adults. ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood, but many people who have symptoms don’t get a diagnosis until later in life for a plethora of reasons-for example, they were misdiagnosed, their symptoms became more obvious as they got older, or they were finally able to access health care. In some ways, this is pretty incredible: Thanks to TikTok, many people now have a better understanding of what it can be like to live with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a neurodevelopmental condition that can cause issues with focus, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Search #ADHD on the platform, and you’ll see it has garnered more than 16 billion views. The ADHD conversations that have taken over TikTok are a great example of this. Suddenly, the term “For You” feels much more targeted than it should. Your feed is then filled with videos about said topic-and you’re endlessly fascinated by how much you relate to it. You watch one video and then get hit with another on the same topic, thanks to the platform’s eerily accurate algorithm. It’s remarkably easy to go down a TikTok rabbit hole.
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