Teens are using social media to diagnose themselves with ADHD, autism and more. Parents are alarmed | CNN Business

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Teenagers are using social media to diagnose themselves with mental health conditions -- which has parents, therapists and school counselors alarmed.

Over time, the teen started to self-identify with the creators, according to her mother, and became convinced she had the same diagnoses, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder , depression, autism, mysophobia and agoraphobia . “Every week, she would come up with another diagnosis,” Coleman told CNN. “If she sees a hint of herself in someone, she thinks she has it, too.

According to Hamlet, social media companies should tweak algorithms to better detect when users are consuming too much content about a specific topic. A disclaimer or pop-up notice could also remind users to take a break and reflect on their consumption habits, she said.

 

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