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Soggy_Wallaby_6133

Do the fake ADHD test ads work?

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I sometimes stumble upon "ADHD-themed" ads on reddit or other platforms i have on my phone but i always wonder if those Ads really work.

I saw ads that said in capitalized bold letters "if you solve this puzzle you have ADHD" while showing some sudoku game or another ad where it said "if you can see the number you have ADHD" and below was a test for color blindness.

There was also one where it had similar text like the other 2 but it was some game similar to blockblast and had a colorful slider going from one end saying "genius" to the other end which said "ADHD".

I don't have ADHD and i find them quite odd and a bit confusing. Do they actually work in getting people to press on the ad and download their games/3rd party malware?

Posted Jul 17, 2025, 8:26 AM UTC

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