neurotypical
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- noun
- /ˌnʊroʊˈtɪpɪkəl/
- Specialized
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neurotípico
- Every day I wonder, after all the disappointing relationships I've had with neurotypicals, what on earth did I do to deserve this wonderful man who has become the love of my life?
So we are able to hyper focus on things and then get stuff done in less time than probably neurotypicals can do, but not right till the last fucking minute, right.
- So we are able to hyper focus on things and then get stuff done in less time than probably neurotypicals can do, but not right till the last fucking minute, right.
Examples
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Please do us "neurotypicals" a favor—well, two actually.
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The autism label should not be the reason why a neurotypical person would not want to date someone on the spectrum.
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We just use ordinary neurotypical people, usually adults because you know, it's very suitable for imaging studies.
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Our daughter is "Neurotypical" (whatever that is... she's doing great!) .
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I'm also more openly active in the "special needs" community than out here among the neurotypicals... although it's not my "special needs" activities that earned me the open invite to most Google offices.
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NEUROLOGIST : Neurotypicals.
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What has always upset me is how we (Aspies) are considered to have rigid behavioral patterns, but in the same way, how can NTs (neurotypicals, "normal people") say they do not?
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I do feel, however, that we are slower to mature due to the larger brains we have (and we do; the neurotypicals say that it's due to inflammation, but surely then our bigger brains would press against our skulls and cause damage, and that doesn't seem to be the case. We just have more brain, and our skulls seem to be big enough to accommodate that.)
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Many neurotypical individuals find it easy to understand social cues in conversations.
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Teachers often use neurotypical students as a standard for comparison in developmental studies.
How Neurodivergent
- Slang
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Surface Forms
Morphology
neurotypical = neurotypical (semi-transparent) = neuro + typical
The noun is a straightforward conversion of the adjective, referring to a person who is neurotypical.
Etymology
A neurotypical breaks into neuro- ('nerve' or 'brain') and typical ('usual'), so as a noun it means a person whose brain development and thinking are the usual kind, not showing autism or ADHD.