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?
Expected degree of sensitivity to clothing fabrics. What is likely to happen when you look at their eyes. At a young age it predicts that you are more likely to get confused about whether a duck will appear in a photograph if the duck is removed from the scene after the photograph has been taken. It predicts that you are more likely to accurately deduce what another child believes about the contents of a smarties packet when you have more information than them.
Expected degree of sensitivity to clothing fabrics.
Note above that the term also apparently describes "not bipolar", and other things, just in this thread. Do you have references to studies on bipolarity versus fabric sensitivity? ADHD versus fabric sensitivity?
If you're defining it to mean "not autistic or aspergic", what advantage in communication does it have over "not autistic or aspergic"?
I see it used far more as a natural descriptor defined by not having a known set of symptoms.
Its use as a term that attempts to ...
I am turning over in my head an idea for a discussion post. This preliminary post has two main purposes: