Fact or fiction? The ADHD info dilemma
[Excerpt] Their findings, published in the journal European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, revealed that exposure to ADHD misinformation on TikTok significantly reduced students' accurate understanding of the disorder. The study's lead author, Ashley Schiros, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology at Syracuse University, notes that this is concerning because such narratives could reshape public perceptions of ADHD in ways that do not align with established scientific knowledge.
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