Autistic Headcanon: Is it wrong to diagnose characters with mental disorders?

Published: 15 April 2023
on channel: Psy vs. Psy
1,067
87

Was I wrong to highlight the autistic traits of Wednesday Addams? Is it wrong to diagnose fictional characters or historical figures with mental disorders?

Videos mentioned
Social model of disability:    • Rethinking Disability: The Social Mod...  
Med Student Syndrome:    • Med Student Syndrome: Can studying ps...  
The Goldwater Rule:    • The Goldwater Rule: Why psychologists...  
Autistic Traits of Wednesday Addams:    • Wednesday Addams is the BEST autistic...  
Is Catwoman autistic:    • Is DC's Catwoman Autistic?  



Further Reading:
Lockwood Estrin, G., Milner, V., Spain, D., Happé, F., & Colvert, E. (2021). Barriers to autism spectrum disorder diagnosis for young women and girls: A systematic review. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 8(4), 454-470. https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Dean, M., & Nordahl-Hansen, A. (2022). A review of research studying film and television representations of ASD. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 9(4), 470-479. https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Mullis, C. (2019). Reflection: autistic-coded characters and fans in fandom. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 8(2), 147-156.https://cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/c...


Watch video Autistic Headcanon: Is it wrong to diagnose characters with mental disorders? online without registration, duration hours minute second in high quality. This video was added by user Psy vs. Psy 15 April 2023, don't forget to share it with your friends and acquaintances, it has been viewed on our site 1,06 once and liked it 8 people.