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mechanicalgirl39
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18 Feb 2010, 10:07 am

NA makes me think of Narcotics Anonymous...:D


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18 Feb 2010, 12:47 pm

mechanicalgirl39 wrote:
NA makes me think of Narcotics Anonymous...:D

You know, that's exactly what NA means where I work....



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18 Feb 2010, 2:25 pm

I still use NT (Neuro-Typical) instead of Neurologically Average in honor of the Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical:

Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical

The whole point is that NT is meant to parody both the style and the descriptions of autism found in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition).



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18 Feb 2010, 2:34 pm

The term "neurotypical" is highly misleading. Because it means "non-autistic", yet it implies that someone is "neurologically typical". What about people who have neurological disorders that are not autism? Does that mean they're "neurotypical"??? NO. It means they're non-autistic. I think they just need to throw the whole "NT" thing out and call it "non-autistic".



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18 Feb 2010, 9:18 pm

"NA" to me sounds like "nah", which seems like an unfortunate thing to call someone (very dismissive). Is it just me?


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