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Originally Posted by iamanders
PAX!
You can get an Asperger diagnosis (well, maybe not in the USA) or an Autism diagnosis but I've never even heard of a Neurotypical diagnosis.
An example (that will never happen):
John has been meeting with psychiatrists and psychologist for some time and now they will give their final statement/report about his diagnosis. So they tell him that they think he's a bit odd and will diagnose him with NT....
This will obviously never happen!
If there can be AS and Autism diagnoses why not also have an NT diagnosis?
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"Neurological Typicality" and being "Neurologically Typical" (NT) are
catchphrases used by persons with autism spectrum disorders (including
Asperger's syndrome at the high-functioning end) intended to satirize the
procedures and habits of thought associated with using the
Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual series of publications on mental disorder.
Here's a link to how the term entered our language.