ADHD Burnout in the Age of Social Media and Productivity Culture- A Narrative Review

Social media’s influence has extended productivity from just the workspace to our everyday promoting ideal and curated lives. It has promoted a culture of constant self improvement, achievements and efficiency. Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, who have executive function difficulties might be particularly vulnerable to these pressures. Difficulties with emotion regulation, executive functioning, and the constant efforts that are demanded to fit into these pressures of a neurotypical environment could lead to burnout and a decrease in quality of life. Burnout in ADHD in the context of workspaces and problematic social media use have been explored independently. However, the intersection of ADHD burnout in contemporary social media and productivity culture remains underexplored. This narrative review explores evidence from studies on adult ADHD, neurodiversity, burnout and social media facilitated productivity culture to examine how this intersection may contribute to chronic self regulation and burnout. Keywords: ADHD, ADHD burnout, social media, toxic productivity