The app has shed much-needed light on the condition, but many of the videos are also misleading.
, says Dr. Gold. There’s also a real gender gap in ADHD diagnoses. Boys typically get diagnosed in middle or high school since their symptoms tend to be more obvious from a young age . Girls with ADHD, who tend to be more forgetful or disorganized than hyperactive, often aren’t diagnosed until later on in life,And to many mental health professionals, talking more about ADHD has ultimately been a good thing.
“We should be having more conversations about the spectrum of symptoms in people’s lives and how it affects them,” Dr. Gold agrees, especially in communities that have historically neglected or dismissed mental health conversations—say, due to factors like generational trauma or cultural differences in family structures.
Still, it’s important to take any health information you see on social media with a grain of salt. It can be really tricky, even for professionals, to diagnose ADHD. There is no single test that confirms ADHD in a child or an adult, so it requires some serious detective work and a detailed assessment of your symptoms, Dr. Gold says. Plus, ADHD often goes
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