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I've known for a while that I have aspurgers, but only recently did I find out there was a whole community of people with it and that some of the stuff has names. I've been able to figure out a little bit of the vocabulary used, but there are some things people say on here and I'm not sure what they are talking about. Is there an aspergers dictionary somewhere on this site that I can't find? An example is that I keep seeing people referencing NTs and I don't know what those are.

I myself think this is a good idea.

NT stands for Neurotypical. Basically anyone with normal thought patterns (no AS, no Schizophrenia, no nothin').

i think less than 18% of the world's pop is NT.

lets find a cure for this disorder of "NORMALITY"

I agree that a glossary would be a good idea. Here are some things it could contain:

AS - Asperger's Syndrome
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
HFA - High Functioning Autism
MFA - Medium Functioning Autism
LFA - Low Functioning Autism
PDD-NOS - Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
NLD / NVLD - Non-verbal Learning Disorder (or is it disability?)
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (what it has been called since the 1990's)
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder (what it was called in the 1980's)
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
NT - Neurotypical (neurologically normal, whatever that is!)
DX - Diagnosis

I can't think of anything else that's specific to this site or type of site.

I love making lists!

i thought add and adhd were different disorders

^ One is hyperactive.

No, it's the same disorder. The name was changed from Attention Deficit Disorder to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. From WebMD:

There have always been several subtypes of the disorder, which are used to specify whether or not hyperactivity is involved. The subtypes are: Predominantly Hyperactive Subtype, Combined Subtype, and Predominantly Inattentive Subtype.

Today, someone who meets the criteria for the disorder and is not hyperactive would be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Predominantly Inattentive Subtype.

The word "hyperactivity" is included in the name of the disorder because the majority of people who meet the criteria are hyperactive. The Predominantly Inattentive Subtype has the lowest rate of diagnosis.

Imagine if AS was renamed Intense Narrow Interest Obsessive Autistic Disorder (horrible, awkward name, I know). Not everyone with AS has an obsession - one can meet the criteria for AS without having this feature. But the majority of people with AS do have these intense narrow interests, so it could hypothetically be included in the name.

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-topic-overview