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/ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/ · adjective
Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information..
Nancy, a high school student, saw herself as being helpful when she told Maureen, a neurotypical peer, that the horizontal lines on her shirt made her look fat.
If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm (overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy.
Well, let's face it, neurotypicals don't have the same focus you or I have. They always get distracted, by marriage, kids, competitive cooking shows.
Use neurotypical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Neurotypical means Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information..
Common synonyms include NT.
Possible antonyms include neuroatypical, neurodivergent, aneurotypical, neurodiverse.
Nancy, a high school student, saw herself as being helpful when she told Maureen, a neurotypical peer, that the horizontal lines on her shirt made her look fat.
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