Question about NT's

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I took the aspie-quiz and my aspie score was: 169 of 200, NT score: 40 of 200. So today I had my boyfriend take the aspie-quiz and he received aspie score: 37 of 200, NT score: 178 of 200.

I see NT mentioned everywhere on here, and I searched online for information. I think that NT just means a regular person who does not have autism or is not on the spectrum. Is this correct? I saw several links to Neurotypical Syndrome, and wasn't sure if that's a real thing? I think the sites were being funny, but I'm not sure. But I thought this would be the best place to ask.

Neurotypical - I'll break it down for you.

Neurologically Typical. Get it?

Great! So I was right. Hopefully this means I'm getting better at spotting humor.

The NT syndrome references are a joke...........yes it is humor. There is some confusion as to whether an NT is someone without Autism or if it's anyone who isn't neurologically typical including for example people with ADHD. I think the latter definition makes more sense. Also it's okay to take things literally here. I did this regarding another thread recently.

indeed, the neurotypical syndrome is made up by high functioning autistics/aspergers as a humourous way to show 'normal' people how we see their world; kind of reversed from wikipedia (and simular resources') entries on aspergers.

it is supposed to be read with humour, but it does also provide some insight in their workings and world, reading about it actually hepled me

I wonder what would happen if an aspie met the NT criteria? I guess that means they suffer from the syndrome too so time to get treated so they can be more AS

That is the question that led me here. I hope, as an NT, I am not intruding. I came to try to see the world through different eyes.

If I may ask: do you think your life would be better (not easier, but better) if you were not forced by society to learn the body language and social cues? Has having to consciously learn these things that are inherent to the NT community provided any benefit and/or insight that perhaps, someone born to the language might not have gleened? And, what do you think the world would be like if the population was reversed, that 'NT' was the minority and 'AS' the majority?



I most sincerely hope I worded that in the way it was intended, out of sheer curiosity, and didn't offend anyone.

Heh Yeah, the NT syndrome web page has made me chuckle more than once. The sarcastic humor of it is that we're treated like the way we do things is pathological; therefore, let's write about typical people the same way, and see how silly it looks!

Neurotypical started out by meaning "non-autistic", but nowadays it means "having a neurological setup in the average range". The word "neurodiverse" is the opposite, meaning people who are not in the average range, including autistics as well as every other non-typical neurological configuration, like ADHD, traumatic brain injuries, or cerebral palsy. In some meanings of the word it also includes non-diagnosable things like simple synesthesia or giftedness.

The language gets kind of complex, but here we go:

Neurotypical: Someone who has neurology in the average range.
Neurodiverse: Someone who has atypical neurology, usually diagnosable as having some disorder, but may not be diagnosable because the atypical neurology does not cause impairment.
Autistic: Someone who can be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Non-autistic: Someone who doesn't have autism. Includes neurodiverse people who do not have autism.
Subclinical Autistic Traits OR Broader Autism Phenotype: Someone who has autistic traits, but who cannot be diagnosed because he has no significant impairment. BAP refers specifically to relatives of autistic people who show autistic traits.
Culturally Autistic: Someone who identifies as part of the autistic community. May be diagnosable, may have been diagnosable in the past but "lost" the diagnosis, or may have subclinical autistic traits.
Spectrum Cousin: Someone who has a diagnosis which is not autism, but is closely related to autism and shares many traits with autism, such as ADHD, learning disabilities, Fragile X, sensory integration disorder, etc.

Hopefully that helps.