Yet so many of the adult autistic people I’ve encountered online are getting on with their lives like everyone else, dating, getting married, raising children and generally muddling through. I was a college student just two years ago. Sarcasm/satire has always been my preferred mode of humor. I hope that as a NT mother to two little boys on the spectrum that I can keep this in mind from now on when I blog. I use to but now I embrace it. A brilliant (and humorous) way of making your very valid point. I agree, there needs to be a book. I have an absent-minded, stubborn, over-bearing stay-at-home-mom (By anyone’s standards. Neurotypical people are those individuals who do not have a. Neurotypical syndrome is a neurobiological disorder characterized by preoccupation with social concerns, delusions of superiority, and obsession with conformity. As some of you noticed yesterday, I’ve updated the blog theme to add a little color. This is great! Things NT people say: “You think too much” | sonnolenta…, You Are An Autism Obsession - Jennifer McCoy, Jenny McCarthy Wants to Save Me From My Autism, But She Just Doesn’t Get It | Today Health Channel, Redefining Normal: Coping with ADHD| Uplift Blog | CaringBridge, http://biodieselhauling.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-downsides-to-empathy.html, Autism Hurts (On Autism Stigma) | Crunchy Family, Les suites de notre colloque sur l’emploi du 15 mars 2014 | Autisme 13 / Arco Iris, The Neurotypical | Aegyo Kawaii's Neurodiversity Blog, Taking the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Test. I’m so glad I read it! Inner Aspie and Aspie Writer are both Aspie moms who also have children on the spectrum so they bring a whole different perspective to raising kids with ASD. I was honored that they shared something I wrote. I can not imagine walking around for 63+ years and wondering “whats wrong with me” – he says NOTHING IS WRONG WITH ME – it’s all of you that has the problem! While there is no widely accepted diagnostic test, NTs are fairly easy to spot once you know what to look for. ❤, I think neurowhatthefuck is my new favorite term. I have the DSM diagnostic criteria memorized and I’m on intimate terms with the signs and symptoms of Asperger’s Syndrome. I could write quite a long chapter about how much I love my daughter but how difficult it is to try and parent an NT and how I feel really sorry for the things she is going to miss out on, being an NT. Change ). I'm sure that if I took the test again tomorrow - the results would vary. It sounds like you have solid goals and I hope you’re able to reconcile successfully with your father. Maybe it’s a part of friendship. I’m my own weird combo of in between and as an adult I am happy about it. and frankly this situation is making me anxious and stressing me out so please go ask some-one else! It’s funny how many people wanted to read more of this. Thank you for this post and thank you to all the commenters. I’m thinking if they have those, I bet they have a few here and there for ASD people. For some neurotypical people, having an autistic person in their life has had a profound positive impact on their perceptions, beliefs, and expectations. *This is a parody The following "red flags" may indicate your child is in danger of having Neurotypical Spectrum Disorder (NSD). However, most people agree that people with autism, automatically aren't "neurotypical". I started exhibiting quite a few traits when I was younger but they seem to be fading quite rapidly over the last couple of years. , Allistic is a fairly uncommon word, but one that is becoming more commonly used in the ASD community. Autistics have a higher average IQ than the researchers who study us. The UK Equality Act 2010 even covers dyslexia and dyspraxia, also mental health like depression and anxiety: http://odi.dwp.gov.uk/docs/wor/new/ea-guide.pdf. According to the CDC, whom I believe is better suited to determining such things than a random person on in a blog’s comments, Asperger’s is a developmental disorder contained within the larger classification of developmental disability. By the way, I liked the haircut. Since I’m not sure how old your son is, I tried to include parents with children of various ages. I’m on a personal crusade to get that into common usage. Your gentleman friend (I can’t refer to adult men as boyfriends!) I think you have the workings for a really great book that I’d love to read. The more of us talking about this, the better! If this is a new word for you (like it was for me not so long ago), in the ASD community, neurotypical is often used to refer to people who are not on the autism spectrum. I understand that people find him unflattering, but like I said elsewhere on this site, if an accurate description is unflattering, it’s not a problem with the description, it’s a problem with the thing being described.
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