I agree that the there is plenty of room for improvement in the terminology there. I'd work on fixing 'neurotypical' just as soon as I was done fixing the 'disorder' label in ADHD.
Well, yes, precisely: the problem with "neurotypical" is that it's politics and social status marking more than anything to do with an individual's neurology. More so than every term is, I mean. Its entire purpose seems to be a bit reframing, a bit "take that!"
What does its use usefully predict?
Well, yes, precisely: the problem with "neurotypical" is that it's politics and social status marking more than anything to do with an individual's neurology. More so than every term is, I mean. Its entire purpose seems to be a bit reframing, a bit "take that!"
I see it used far more as a natural descriptor defined by not having a known set of symptoms. We seem to disagree about the state of the universe here.
What does its use usefully predict?
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