My Diagnosis Didn't Come From TikTok (But I'm Glad Some Extra Awareness Did)
My response to the Channel Nine article "More than half of the most popular TikToks about ADHD contain misinformation. Steph refuses to be part of the problem"
This post is part of The Peridivergence Project, my Wednesday paid weekly series exploring the messy, fascinating intersection of perimenopause and neurodivergence—with curiosity, humour, and a healthy dose of Surely it’s not just me.
The internet is a wild place. One minute you’re looking up slow cooker recipes, the next minute you’re three videos deep into “ADHD signs you didn’t know were ADHD.”
So when I read the recent article “More than half of the most popular TikToks about ADHD contain misinformation. Steph refuses to be part of the problem”, where researchers found that over half of the top 100 videos using the #ADHD hashtag contain misleading or incorrect info, I had a whole bunch of mixed feelings.
On the one hand: yep, I get it. ADHD is complex. It’s not quirky forgetfulness or constantly having twenty tabs open; it’s a neurological condition that, for many of us, impacts every corner of our lives.