You May Be Neurotypical If...
... every group you join is led by people of your neurotype, and no one else seems concerned.
... no one has ever assumed that the best place for you to live is an institution.
... no one has ever blamed you for being bullied.
... no one has ever expressed how they pity your parents for having you.
... no one sees your neurology as needing elimination or cure.
... people encourage you to try again after a failure.
... people presume that you are intellectually competent.
... people talk to you as if you are a rational adult with feelings.
... people understand why you get upset without having to ask you.
... people with your neurotype are not generally considered burdensome to their families or to taxpayers.
... prospective parents want their children to be just like you.
... most people who make the laws of your nation share your neurotype.
... the police have never become alarmed at your natural body language.
... the services that you need to survive not only already exist, but even if you use those services on a regular basis, you will still be considered independent.
... you are called a 'creep' only when you act 'creepy'.
... you are in control of your life.
... you are not considered more dangerous and more likely to commit a crime because of your neurotype.
... you attended classes in the same room as people your own age.
... you can ask for technical or social support on the job without being labeled as a troublemaker or charity case.
... you can discuss your interests at length without this being viewed as a 'symptom' of your neurotype.
... you can reveal your neurotype to your boss and coworkers without fear of losing my job.
... you can use your own car to go where you want, when you want.
... you do not have to carry a special card or bracelet that explains your natural body movements or the sounds you naturally make.
... you do not have to fear that important decisions about your life will be made by others who are considered more qualified based solely on their neurotype.
... you do not need to provide documentation to prove that you need help performing any task.
... you do not worry that you doctor will dismiss your medical problems as part of a neuro-disability.
... you have chosen a life partner who has also chosen you.
... you have never been rejected for medical insurance due to your neurotype.
... you have never been told that you are incapable of feeling pain due to your neurotype.
... you have never been told that you should not have children lest you pass on the genes that cause them to share your neurotype.
... you received the same academic education that most of your peers received, instead of learning non-academic 'skills' like how to sort buttons or match shapes.
... you were never forced to accept seclusion rooms, restraints, or neuro-enhancing drugs as conditions of your educational experience.
... you were never punished for being clumsy, forgetful, or focused on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
... you were 'taught' in school, not 'trained'.
... you would not be blamed for your own murder.
... your failure to understand autistic people is attributed to them, not to you.
... your family, friends, and significant others were never told that you are incapable of relating to other human beings due to your neurotype.
... your opinions on social mores and societal issues are not dismissed based on your neurotype or on the assumption that you are incapable of understanding how these things work.
... when you are unhappy, people have never assumed your unhappiness was the result of your neurotype.
... when you are visibly upset, people generally assume something must have upset you, and will generally try to help you.
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17 Jun 2019, 9:59 am
