Comment by munro
2 years ago
idk much about this, maybe it's really great, but i get a lot of instagram ads from a lot of no-name companies preying on people with ADHD, and their tendency to forget. they all follow a similar cringe tiktok formula "I have ADHD, after using XYZ, i've become so organized and productive!". their aim is to hit the user with a high subscription cost after a short trial.
one of the scummier ads i've been shown is for "happyo", after digging in, it's just a collection of some lame ass planner apps. it costs $3 for the first week, but then jumps up to $67.99 for the next 3 months. to me, what they're doing is predatory.
my 2 cents is just go through some telehealth platform and find a therapist who specializes in ADHD that is covered by your insurance. if your copay is $25 for an HOUR session.... then 1 visit a week is only $100/mo. and if you want to go "immersive", schedule 3 visits a week lol
I've seen the same ads, and we definitely don't advertise to "cure" ADHD in any way. We actually don't even do a free trial, as we want our members to be committing to the coaching process intentionally. We try to make our processes the opposite of predatory—e.g. if a member is inactive for 40+ days, we check with their coach and automatically cancel them. If they forget and tell us when the bill comes, we refund them.
Unfortunately ADHD-specialized therapists are few and far between, especially once you layer in insurance. We are working on creating recommendations & databases of other ADHD-specialized helping professions like therapists to informally connect our members to when they need that!