isnessofwhatis wrote:
there is no such thing as typical or normal. No two people are the same. There are groups of people who share characteristics and that's how we get Asperger's, Bipolar, etc...
Actually, there is such a thing as a 'norm' and such a thing as 'typical' - both depend on statistics. If a certain characteristic appears more often than it does not appear, and/or appears more frequently than other similar or associated characteristics, then that characteristic can be considered the 'norm' or 'typical' for that species, or group.
'
Normalcy' is a bit more subjective. It would seem reasonable to say that no one individual embodies
all characteristics typical of their species or group, but that may not be entirely true.
Its probably more accurate to say that it is
rare for any individual to embody all 'typical' characteristics. So, the term
NEUROTYPICAL can only
correctly be used to describe a
specific trait or characteristic. To use NT to generally describe a
set of individuals is at best describing a tiny (and possibly mythical) group.
Again, in the sense in which NT is frequently used in these forums,
Non
Autistic would be more accurate.