This Is Why ADHD: Why teenagers are using TikTok to self-diagnose
Feb 20, 2023
23:32
Teenagers and young adults are increasingly turning to TikTok and Instagram to self-diagnose autism and ADHD.
That's according to the British Psychological Society. It's thought that frustration with waiting times for children and adolescent mental health services is making teenagers turn to social media.
But psychologists are warning that it takes years of experience to determine different mental health conditions and labelling is not necessarily helpful.
On the Sky News Daily Liz Bates talks to Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo, associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. Henry Shelford, founder of ADHD UK as well as ADHD influencer Priyanka Patel.
If you want to find out more information about ADHD both the NHS and the mental health charity MIND have a lot of advice. You can find more on these web pages. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/adhd-and-mental-health/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/
Producers: Rosie Gillot, Emily Hulme and Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont
That's according to the British Psychological Society. It's thought that frustration with waiting times for children and adolescent mental health services is making teenagers turn to social media.
But psychologists are warning that it takes years of experience to determine different mental health conditions and labelling is not necessarily helpful.
On the Sky News Daily Liz Bates talks to Dr Tara Quinn-Cirillo, associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. Henry Shelford, founder of ADHD UK as well as ADHD influencer Priyanka Patel.
If you want to find out more information about ADHD both the NHS and the mental health charity MIND have a lot of advice. You can find more on these web pages. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/adhd-and-mental-health/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/
Producers: Rosie Gillot, Emily Hulme and Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont