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I would think NonAspie or even NonAutty is less broad than NeuroTypical, simply because it means everyone who does not have Aspergers Syndrome or an ASD.

Neurotypical (by definition of its component parts) cannot technically refer even to someone with ADHD. Anyone with a psychological or neurological disorder is not neurotypical. Thus, saying NonAspie or NonAutty can include even those people who have some other disorder. Not to separate or label even more but simply to be more accurate/specific.

I consider ADHD/ADD people NT. Unless it's comorbid with a PDD or something else, they are almost completely normal. They pick up on social cues, can read facial expressions, etc. It's NT to have ADD/ADHD.

With three of the ADD people I know, they often miss social cues. Almost as much as I do. To me, it isn't that hard to understand why, after knowing these people, that some professionals put forth that Attention-Deficit Disorders should be part of the Autism Spectrum.

I don't know whether I would agree with it one way or the other. But I can understand why.

I believe Sophist's suggestion of the abbreviation "NA" for "NonAutistic" would eliminate the need for this type of debate, and would clarify things in discussion more easily.

The one issue I have with it (which has been brought up already) is that NA already stands for "Not Applicable" and it's hard for me to get that meaning out of my head.

Guess another way of looking at non-applicable could be typed as N/A or something.