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If they really had ADHD they wouldn’t have had the focus to set up a website and a course.
Bingo lmao
I tried running my own business and I now know I am better as an employee 😆
It's not advice, it's predatory. Everyone is an expert nowadays and trying to make a buck.
Right now for example they're flooding Reddit (omg I cut out X med and now I'm cured!)
Most of them also don't have ADHD
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Definitely. It's the Golden Age of Grift
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I just ignore them so it doesn't really bother me
In short, yes I’ve noticed and am concerned. I wish I knew what all the reliable sources were. It’s probably best to ask clinician for reliable sources.
I tend to be hyper skeptical and avoid any “clicks” on social media for solutions or quizzes. I try to only pay attention to sources that are established (mags like Psychology Today) and clinically run / peer reviewed. Eg webMD will disclose the MD that has peer reviewed content and when.
It’s important to remember the scientific method is a long path from anecdotal observations to theory to scientific law. Unfortunately, much of mental health science never reaches the same level of scientific certainty that other areas do; but we can try to confirm that our sources are run by qualified individuals trained in and accountable to the scientific method.
Even large/comprehensive studies often have recognized or unrecognized vulnerabilities and bias. Clinically controlled sources (without funding bias) will likely be careful about only promoting “recommendations” that have been reinforced by multiple confirming studies. Unfortunately the generic media consistently reports, prematurely, misleading headlines from studies where the authors admit they still require confirmation and further study to draw conclusions. General public doesn’t usually know how to process that uncertainty and will likely take the headline at face value. Social media and websites and podcasts etc has exploded that problem exponentially. Anyone can say anything. And it’s so loud and voluminous and predatory to what they know the audience WANTS to believe… it’s hard to screen it out. (Especially for an adhd brain!!!)
Actual treatments are most risky however. Treatments that claim to treat or cure a medical condition should be (in US) FDA approved or cleared (pharma vs device terminology) to be both safe and effective. You should verify this on fda website rather than trust vendor claims. Many other treatments may be prescribed “off-label” at a physician’s discretion (but may not legally be marketed off label!) You should NEVER trust anyone other than a physician for that. Even supplements (which AVOID fda evaluations by very careful marketing wording or use of unqualified testimonials) can be very dangerous and absolutely should be discussed with physician and pharmacist in full context of other meds and your medical history. Anecdotal experiences can be helpful to consider and initiate a conversation… but should be discussed with an unbiased/licensed physician and/or mental health professional.
I do worry about the predatory misrepresentation and even falling prey to them myself despite what I know above. I wish we could educate the world how to better distinguish all this. But information and misinformation flow seems so far out of control now. It’s far from limited to this topic. 😢
This could be said about any topic. I follow some actual doctors that have adhd management accounts and a few individuals I have found helpful, but just because someone is yapping online doesn’t mean I listen to them.
Can you share who those accounts are? Might be helpful to some people over here.
Hahaha spot on.