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AardvarkGoodSwimmer
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30 Jan 2011, 9:52 pm

Wallourdes wrote:
It's a theoretical construct of a statistical average.

The neurotypical compared to humans is as real as the Easter Bunny compared to rabbits . . .

That's what I'm saying! 'Normal,' no such things as really normal.

So, we should be about expanding human potential. People should be allowed to be who they are, should be appreciated for being who they are, whether the person is 'different' or not.

'Different' is okay! :D



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30 Jan 2011, 9:56 pm

Good point, in addition, if everyone was normal and born normal we might still be swinging from the trees or an earlier version. I think there is an NT spectrum among animals. Some seem more extroverted than others; natures pecking order at work. There could be differences in hormones, gender and brain development underlying this pecking order. Some are probably Autistic but don't understand the label or the diagnosis.



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31 Jan 2011, 6:54 pm

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I've read an analogy between the four humors of Greek medicine and four fundamental character traits in most people. The setup being a square, with each corner representing a 'humor', these are:
Sanguine (optimistic), choleric (ease to anger), melancholic (ease to depression) & phlegmatic (apathetic)
Thus most people fall somewhere closer to a particular corner but generally occupy a central area of the square. In addition introvert/extrovert could be added in to this


I quite like to chop people up elementally: firey (energetic), watery (intuitive), airy (intellectual), earthy (practical).


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