Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, I'm going to share my thoughts and perspective regarding the increasing phenomena of people faking or mimicking disorders online for popularity or other reasons. I also cover some of my updated thoughts surrounding self-diagnosis.
References:
[trigger warning for r-word] Dr Dacious. (2020, October 21). TikToker FAKES Having Autism For Clout And Money🤢| (MilezJJ EXPOSED!). youtube.com/watch?v=WlQJeAmvOwQ
King, R. B. (2020). Mindsets are contagious: The social contagion of implicit theories of intelligence among classmates. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 90(2), 349–363. doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12285
Müller-Vahl, K. R., Pisarenko, A., Jakubovski, E., & Fremer, C. (2022). Stop that! It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness. Brain, 145(2), 476–480. doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab316
Olvera, C., Stebbins, G. T., Goetz, C. G., & Kompoliti, K. (2021). Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 8(8), 1200–1205. doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13316
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In this video, I'm going to share my thoughts and perspective regarding the increasing phenomena of people faking or mimicking disorders online for popularity or other reasons. I also cover some of my updated thoughts surrounding self-diagnosis.
References:
[trigger warning for r-word] Dr Dacious. (2020, October 21). TikToker FAKES Having Autism For Clout And Money🤢| (MilezJJ EXPOSED!). youtube.com/watch?v=WlQJeAmvOwQ
King, R. B. (2020). Mindsets are contagious: The social contagion of implicit theories of intelligence among classmates. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 90(2), 349–363. doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12285
Müller-Vahl, K. R., Pisarenko, A., Jakubovski, E., & Fremer, C. (2022). Stop that! It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness. Brain, 145(2), 476–480. doi.org/10.1093/brain/awab316
Olvera, C., Stebbins, G. T., Goetz, C. G., & Kompoliti, K. (2021). Tics: A Pandemic Within a Pandemic. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 8(8), 1200–1205. doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13316
MERCH: stephanie-bethany.creator-spring.com
Become a channel member!: youtube.com/channel/UCpSxFn3gz2xMbof_EDumN3A/join
Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/stephaniebethanyyt
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/stephanie_bethany
My website: stephaniebethany.com
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