ADHD Discourses on Social Media

A large-scale, AI-assisted discourse analysis of r/ADHD on Reddit — 426,224 posts across 38 months. Use the live analysis tool or explore the research documents.

426KPosts in Dataset

38Months Covered

200Posts Analysed

2026Live Project

About This Project

An independent research project exploring how ADHD identity, knowledge, and mutual support are constructed in online communities — combining lived experience with critical social science methodology.

Uses AI-Assisted Inductive Discourse Analysis (AIDA): qualitative discourse analysis at scale, with Claude as the analytical instrument.

Discourse Analysis Reddit / r/ADHD ADHD AI-Assisted Research Critical Social Science

Research Documents

Discourse Analysis Report

ADHD Discourses on Reddit: Exploratory Analysis

Synthesis of AI-assisted discourse analysis across a stratified sample of 200 posts from r/ADHD, 2023–2026. Identifies emergent themes, identity constructions, and discursive patterns across the community.

📄 Full Report v1.0 · March 2026

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Methodology Chapter

Chapter 3: AI-Assisted Inductive Discourse Analysis

Full methodological framework: data collection pipeline, sampling strategy, the AIDA analytical method, limitations, and ethical considerations. Written for incorporation into peer-reviewed academic outputs.

📋 Chapter Draft v1.0 · March 2026

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