Professor Answers Neurodiversity Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Professor Matt Lerner, PhD joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about neurodiversity. What are some signs of autism? What did people with autism do in the past? What does reading with dyslexia feel like? What does it mean to be "on the spectrum?" Can I diagnose myself with ADHD with TikTok videos? Answers to these questions and many more await on Neurodivergent Support. 0:00 Neurodivergent Support 0:16 What exactly does it mean to be neurodivergent? 0:59 What dyslexia is actually like 1:58 Autism social masking 4:00 What is a “real” doctor anyway 5:48 Love On The Spectrum 6:51 Signs of autism 8:50 What is and isn’t stimming? 9:48 Autism: On the rise or just better diagnosed? 12:18 What exactly is ADHD? 13:22 What did people with autism do in the past? 14:30 Tourettes onset 14:55 Tics 15:56 ADHD and hyper focus 17:09 Does reading improve with practice for dyslexics? 17:47 Is there an autism gene? 18:49 Why is profanity a Tourette’s tic? 20:46 Medication 23:13 On the spectrum 25:55 Autism diagnosis age 27:15 Autism and IQ 28:12 Autism myths Director: Justin Wolfson Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia Editor: Alex Mechanik Expert: Matt Lerner Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Lauren Pruitt Sound Mixer: Rebecca O'Neill Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Additional Editor: Samantha DiVito Assistant Editor: Andy Morell Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.