TikTok and Self-Diagnosis
July 7, 2025
Research on the reach and accuracy of information on autism on the social media app TikTok co-authored by Elisabeth Sheridan, PhD, director of the Clinical Core and associate professor, and Giacomo Vivanti, PhD, an associate professor, both in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was mentioned in a June 26 Psychology Today article about how teens are using TikTok to self-diagnose mental health conditions.
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