Thoughts on other disorders?

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I'm not on the spectrum; I'm ADHD, but I've found I have quite a few similar symptoms, like dislike of sudden changing of plans, stimming frequently, and certain problems with social cues.

I've found aspies to be a little dismissive of other disorders sometimes; I've had a few friends with NPD, for example, and there's a thread on this forum about how awful people with NPD are. Yes, a lot of them can be bad if they don't work through their emotional problems, but I've known some people with NPD who work hard to help other people because they like being liked! They can't help how their brain works, but they chose to use it to motivate themselves to entertain others.

Labeling all criminals as psychotic/narcissists when they haven't been formally diagnosed or examined contributes to the stigma against mental illness our culture has, too. After all, a "sane" person wouldn't commit awful crimes, so all murderers have to be mentally ill in some way, right?

I've also heard some aspies claim that ADHD is made up, or overstated, and not a real problem. As someone whose life has been impeded severely by this disorder, it is less visible than Aspergers in a lot of ways, but definitely makes it very difficult for me to get things done.

I hope I made sense; I just wanted to get some thoughts on other common disorders like Schizophrenia, Borderline, or Bipolar.

(Also, I hate the phrase neurotypical; as someone with a formally diagnosed disability, acknowledged by the state, I don't think I'm neurologically typical in any way! People defend it as "well that's how it's been used in the past and what it means." Words can change!)

Yeah, I totally agree. I dislike the term "neurotipical" for a number of reasons and as someone with ADD in addition to autism I am well aware of how dismissive people can be about that.

I'm going to be honest: There's too much pathologizing going on....period!

In my life experience, EVERYBODY I've met has had some kind of disorder--or at least claimed that they have some kind of disorder.

Now....ADHD is real, Autism is real, NPD is real, schizophrenia is real.

But what people don't realize is that people with these disorders are PEOPLE. And that, except amongst the most severely affected, there is much "normality" going on with the person as well as pathology.

Some Aspies seem to think that Autism is the only neurological disorder ever.

When I use the term "NT" on this site, I do exclude non-NT disorders like ADHD and Bipolar.

The way I see it, a non-NT is a person who was either born with a neurological condition that can be labelled and has noticeable effect on the person's neurological development and will always have the condition throughout their life, or a person who developed a neurological condition like Bipolar, Schitzephrenia, Dementia, or suffered severe brain damage from a car crash or something.

People who were living in an abusive environment and are troubled because of it don't count as non-NT, because it's from enviormental factors. Other influenced things like drugs or alcohol don't count as non-NT either. Or something like depression because of a marriage break-up. You get the idea. I had I have explained that right.