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I'm not 'ND' I'm 'NA'...

Original Prankster
over 4 years ago

I realise that a lot of people will say... "Who are you to try to change the language we use?" or "Well, NT & ND are embedded in society now so there's no point trying to change things..."

But I don't care.

I'm not 'Neurodiverse' vs. the general population who are 'Neurotypical'

I'm 'Neuroatypical' in a 'Neurodiverse' population, where the majority are 'Neurotypical'

typical
adjective - having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing.
atypical
adjective - not representative of a type, group, or class.
diverse
adjective - showing a great deal of variety; very different.
So, in the same way that people are self-identifying as having ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition) on the basis that 'Disorder' is pejorative, I'm self-identifying as 'Neuroatypical'.
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  • over 4 years ago

    Yeah, I have the same English interpretation for typical, atypical, and diverse. I also think it make more sense to say "I'm 'Neuroatypical' in a 'Neurodiverse' population, where the majority are 'Neurotypical'"!

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  • over 4 years ago

    Yeah, I have the same English interpretation for typical, atypical, and diverse. I also think it make more sense to say "I'm 'Neuroatypical' in a 'Neurodiverse' population, where the majority are 'Neurotypical'"!

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