Is there such a thing as a Neurotypical?

Just popping back in,

Hi,

Have been having a long think..... i find that people get upset and segregated by this term...Neurotypicals. But i was wondering is there such a thing as a neurotypical?

People i would deam as a neurotypical, i find tend to be irrational optimists, even irritating optimists and just have cognitive empathy, and persue  hobbies or being sociable to an obsession, and when they do socialise, they just play the game of public self and  asking how other people are, so they don't have to talk about themselves- so how are people i would have deemd an NT, an NT at all, if they display the above?

Other people without aspergers can be anorexic, be worriers, anxious, have mental health probs, be controlling, stuffy, grieving, stressed, the list is endless of the different problems, people without aspergers can have, so how is that Neurotypical?

I also get offended by people labling us as an Aspie. And get very offended by people obsessing about our lack of communication skills, when 3/4 of the world,whom don't have aspergers, have communication probs too.

Empathy- if people have personal problems/relationship problems/ housing and social problems-the last thing in the world they feel like doing, is being empathetic. And if somebody is causing problems, then the person on the recieving end isn't going to be feeling empathetic. So why are we being picked on for not being empathetic, when it may just depend on what problems we are in the middle of? Also, i've discovered that not everybody in the world, is actually a people person anyway, so why do we get picked on for not always being people people?

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    So, we have to learn to cope with people who we can't fathom. I think you can make an effort to be more forgiving and tolerant of other people and also be more tolerant and forgiving of yourself.

    Does it help if you try and think of yourself as a slightly delicate and temperamental thing that needs to be operated with extra care? i.e. think of how you can get the best out of yourself by treating yourself with the care and allowance that you might hope to get from someone else.

    I've been learning to identify what mood I am in and then, if I think I'm in a grouchy mood for example, I'll hold back and expose myself to fewer challenges and back away rather than engaging with a challenging person. Othertimes, I'll be more outgoing and take more risks.

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  • Former Member
    Former Member

    So, we have to learn to cope with people who we can't fathom. I think you can make an effort to be more forgiving and tolerant of other people and also be more tolerant and forgiving of yourself.

    Does it help if you try and think of yourself as a slightly delicate and temperamental thing that needs to be operated with extra care? i.e. think of how you can get the best out of yourself by treating yourself with the care and allowance that you might hope to get from someone else.

    I've been learning to identify what mood I am in and then, if I think I'm in a grouchy mood for example, I'll hold back and expose myself to fewer challenges and back away rather than engaging with a challenging person. Othertimes, I'll be more outgoing and take more risks.

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