Professor Answers Neurodiversity Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Professor Answers Neurodiversity Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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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

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