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nwmomofAS
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21 Aug 2009, 2:09 am

Magneto wrote:
I know NT stands for Neurotypical, but what exactly is a Neurotypical? The name would appear to suggest the modal neurology, but in that case, why are people going on about how a lot of people are NT? What exactly defines an NT?


I am NT. I am not diagnosed with any sort of mental disorder. I dont think it is limited to autistic/nonautistic, but rather ALL mental disorders vs. none.



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01 Dec 2010, 1:47 pm

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On the forum we use it to identify people that are not autistic. Since neurotypical is the non-autistic diagnostic in some of the test available.

I thought neurotypical meant people who don't have a diagnosis or don't need a diagnosis with any neurological disability - I didn't know NT meant non-autistic people. There are more conditions other than Autism and AS. People with Down's Syndrome aren't NTs, are they? Or people with mental retardation? Or people with ADHD? The list goes on.
Or do all neurological conditions come on the Autistic spectrum?


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