What do you find weird about neurotypicals?

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The NTs' penchant for lying is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for meanness is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for bullying is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for staring at someone for acting differently is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for intolerance is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for name-calling is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for selfishness is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for ego is utterly astonishing to me.
The NTs' penchant for apathy is utterly astonishing to me.

Something particularly annoying about NTs that happened to me today (and everyday) is when they stare at you when you rock back and forth in a restaurant because it makes you feel good and that's just something Autistics do. AND when they stare at you walking by them because they have detected that you're wearing a diaper and they've heard the noises that diapers make and your walk is a bit of a waddle as a result.

I'm a human being, not a freak show and it hurts when they stare. Their eyes bore holes in me like high-powered lasers and it makes me feel VERY self-conscious. I have IBS and incontinence and this is part of the deal. So don't stare at me NTs because I'm different.

^All of the above

I can't understand people who don't have a passion for anything, or even any discernible interest in anything. Then they make fun of us for being "obsessed." Granted, some of my interests aren't terribly useful, but they are mine.

Hugs to you, xatrix. I knew what all of the things you mentioned above felt like, and it's an awful feeling. I hope things go better for you soon.

Well... I don't rock and don't wear diapers, but I still have the same problem. Especially when I'm tired (or have taken tranqs the night before because of my sleeping problems), and apparently I don't maintain my mask properly because of that, and then I see these "what a damned freak" stares on the people around.

I haven’t read the thread yet so I apologize for any repetition.

Group mindset and how they mirror each other’s facial expressions, preferences, and attitudes.

And how they know what to say and carry a conversation with each other but with us they don’t and are at a loss. I mean they find us weird for that but I find them weird for that too.

They talk about minor and oft-repeated topics very interestedly but they have invisible rules on the bounds of the conversation. It is rarely to gain insight or learn or expand on the subject (eg music). It is usually just light and to pass time.

They lie a LOT. Even malignant and malevolently . And yet they think it’s ok . I don’t know how.

Shallow empathy.

This Is what I mean by shallow empathy. If I see a person like that I instinctively know not to stare and make them feel bad. But they seem to have no regard for someone ‘s dignity

They will purposely trample them— even viciously if they are ‘weird’ (not malevolent or bad intent- just ‘off’ which is NOT a good excuse)

They play sick games

On purpose . They bully very Subtle ways .

And it’s not ok but I find it weird that they are not judged for that yet we are judged for innocuous things like messy hair or being ‘awkward’

weird? how about the fact that the majority of "NTs" i have met seemed to genuinely tolerate me and enjoy my company.


my girlfriend of three years is NT. my very close friend of six years (female, i am male) is NT. i very much love them and i'm quite sure they enjoy my company as well.

it IS possible.

In you profile: "Gender: Female"
Something doesn't add up here.

i tried to change it temporarily to see if it worked but then i couldn't change it back so it's stuck there. glitch.

How they "fight" as closely associated people. Sometimes they swear at each other, but when I swear at people they tell me I'm rude or get extremely offended. I can't tell if swearing at someone means being friendly or means aggression. Why doesn't that work? Also, touching. Why is it that the more you get to know someone the more they start touching me NON STOP. I didn't say talking to the person TWICE suddenly means my entire body is fully accessible to everyone and everything.

Not expressing a reason why(or getting upset because) they do not want clarification on a subject.

Expressing no verbal distain/distress after jumping right back into a process after being interrupted.

Being upset over wording on greetings, like my saying, "yes it is morning" instead of replying with the same "good morning" or getting mad because I don't wish someone good luck or don't appreciate something wishing me goodluck, (it simply doesn't exist) or blessing for a sneeze , and everyone knows coughs kill rather than sneezes.

When is the best time to give a supportive hug?.. my judgment is always off. And makes it worse.
I have a littany of complaints

The site messed up and he ended up with "female". Have suggested to him that he put his true gender in his signature (like others in the same predicament on WP often do), but he hasn't done that yet.

now done.

How fashion dictates, like one year some sort of clothing could attract severe bullying or piss-taking even from adults in their 40s, and then suddenly that style becomes the trend and so you've become all socially acceptable, by wearing something you got bullied for wearing 6 months ago.

The way people freak out when the shops are going to be shut for ONE DAY (Christmas day or Easter Sunday). As if everybody's going to run out of food, starve and die within one day of no open shops.

At Christmas time when everybody has the same idea to go to the shops, and each person thinks they're the only one with the idea and then look all surprised and stressed when they see the crowds in the shops.

Ha ha! When I was in primary school, it was a brand-new building for us baby boomers. When I got to high school, they hadn't finished the new school, despite eight years notice. We had to attend in shifts.

NTs seem to have a higher incidence of people who can't tell rationalization from rationality.

They readily form gangs to do things like cheating in school, or on expense accounts, etc. and still consider themselves honest, because they are about average in the group.

Do you think NT's have a different moral code ?

I am still getting surprised by their moral pliability.