Dr. Suzanne O'Sullivan

And the parameters they have to obey is they have to be there in every environment. You're not just autistic in school, you're autistic at home, you're autistic in every environment. And they have to be there to a degree that you are disabled by them. We've become very casual about this sort of like I'm on the spectrum or... I have ADHD.

Well, listen, we all have some of the traits of these things, but we do not have a medical problem unless we are impaired. And it's the impairment that makes it a medical diagnosis. And that's what everyone in TikTok is really failing to appreciate. Also, I can't remember whether it was ADHD or autism, but there was something like 11 billion TikTok videos about, I think, autism.

Well, listen, we all have some of the traits of these things, but we do not have a medical problem unless we are impaired. And it's the impairment that makes it a medical diagnosis. And that's what everyone in TikTok is really failing to appreciate. Also, I can't remember whether it was ADHD or autism, but there was something like 11 billion TikTok videos about, I think, autism.

Well, listen, we all have some of the traits of these things, but we do not have a medical problem unless we are impaired. And it's the impairment that makes it a medical diagnosis. And that's what everyone in TikTok is really failing to appreciate. Also, I can't remember whether it was ADHD or autism, but there was something like 11 billion TikTok videos about, I think, autism.

And when they scrutinized top 133, 27% of them provided accurate information and the other 73% were just full of inaccuracies. But that's interesting, too, because those inaccuracies are seeding themselves into medical culture as well.

And when they scrutinized top 133, 27% of them provided accurate information and the other 73% were just full of inaccuracies. But that's interesting, too, because those inaccuracies are seeding themselves into medical culture as well.

And when they scrutinized top 133, 27% of them provided accurate information and the other 73% were just full of inaccuracies. But that's interesting, too, because those inaccuracies are seeding themselves into medical culture as well.

Exactly. And I think we're just getting worse and worse at drawing the line between what's a normal amount of it and what is an abnormal amount of it.

Exactly. And I think we're just getting worse and worse at drawing the line between what's a normal amount of it and what is an abnormal amount of it.

Exactly. And I think we're just getting worse and worse at drawing the line between what's a normal amount of it and what is an abnormal amount of it.

Exactly. I struggle a little bit with that because I'm seeing people who are, I'm the 15th doctor they've seen and they've got 10 different diagnoses and I'm seeing a slightly different population than the TikTok population.

Exactly. I struggle a little bit with that because I'm seeing people who are, I'm the 15th doctor they've seen and they've got 10 different diagnoses and I'm seeing a slightly different population than the TikTok population.

Exactly. I struggle a little bit with that because I'm seeing people who are, I'm the 15th doctor they've seen and they've got 10 different diagnoses and I'm seeing a slightly different population than the TikTok population.

And I think it's difficult because you can make generalizations about what's happening in TikTok. And then I assume the people who come to me are suffering. And perhaps I don't agree with the labels and perhaps I don't agree with specific diagnosis. But I do appreciate that if they've made it all the way to my clinic, then they're not well and there's a problem.

And I think it's difficult because you can make generalizations about what's happening in TikTok. And then I assume the people who come to me are suffering. And perhaps I don't agree with the labels and perhaps I don't agree with specific diagnosis. But I do appreciate that if they've made it all the way to my clinic, then they're not well and there's a problem.

And I think it's difficult because you can make generalizations about what's happening in TikTok. And then I assume the people who come to me are suffering. And perhaps I don't agree with the labels and perhaps I don't agree with specific diagnosis. But I do appreciate that if they've made it all the way to my clinic, then they're not well and there's a problem.

You know, it can be very difficult for them to hear us saying things about looking for attention. There is something nice about being part of an illness group. It makes you feel validated.

You know, it can be very difficult for them to hear us saying things about looking for attention. There is something nice about being part of an illness group. It makes you feel validated.

You know, it can be very difficult for them to hear us saying things about looking for attention. There is something nice about being part of an illness group. It makes you feel validated.

They feel validated.