What percentage of WP posters are NT?

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Apologies for the trivial, apparently discriminatory nature of this thread but I'm a bit drunk and I'm genuinely curious to know the answer. I just read on another thread that a surprisingly large number of WP posters are NT and I imagine that it's in fact true. So, what would your estimate be of the percentage? (And does it matter?)

I am not officially diagnosed as having an ASD so I guess I have to class myself as a very weird NT

I don't think there's any possible way to answer this question.

As long as the vast majority of posters on here are benevolent, and nobody's purposely spreading misleading/wrong information, it doesn't really matter.

I don't have a diagnosis either, although my son is diagnosed with Asperger's. I have wondered about myself and did ask my GP to refer me for an assessment, twice, which he failed to do. I've now come to the conclusion that I'm not on the Spectrum, but I do share my son's perspectives on many things.

I don't think it's a problem if people are honest and straightforward about themselves, their diagnostic status (for want of a better expression) and understand that this place is primarily an autistic community with values and aims which spring from that.

I am probably your 'run of the mill' NT and my son was diagnosed with AS around a month & a half ago - I use this site to try and get some perspective and insight into what the world is like for him and to get some advise from those who know best.

I am unusual even for someone officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, especially considering I have Manic Depression (most likely Bipolar that is much more on the agressive side), possible borderline personality disorder, and social anxiety disorder on top of it.

I heard it was 80% the last time I checked. Many NTs, true to their colors, will pretend to be something they're not in order to "fit in" and so that's why you see so much NT behavior on the forums despite that many are claiming to have aspergers in their profile. (Most NTs lie all the time to fit in, so it happens.)

I recall a couple of polls from the past, where the officially-diagnosed to not-officially-diagnosed ratio was 2:1. Assuming that all non-officially diagnosed people are NT (not an assumption I agree with, but for the sake of argument), then about 33% should be NT (not including parents, and others with ASD family members).

Of course, this is not scientific and could have many flaws, but I suspect most other estimates of NT's here are also flawed.

Good question. There's no way to truly tell what percentage of WP posters are Autistic or NT. I hope that everyone who joins WP honestly checks the box under "Diagnosis", but I'd be kidding myself if I didn't think that some members are lying.

Here's a poll in the Stats category:
http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt117172.html

Well even if I don't have AS(cant say for sure since its never been made official.) I am certainly not neurotypical.

What exactly do people categories as NT or NT behaviour?