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<p>Created page with &#039;==About== <a href="/Category:Glossary" title="Category:Glossary">category:glossary</a><a href="/Neurotypical" title="Neurotypical">Neurotypical</a> (often abbreviated <a href="/NT" title="NT">NT</a>) is short for &quot;neurologically typical&quot; and refers to the more normal or common varieties of [[brain wiri…&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==About==<br /> [[category:glossary]][[Neurotypical]] (often abbreviated [[NT]]) is short for &quot;neurologically typical&quot; and refers to the more normal or common varieties of [[brain wiring]].<br /> <br /> While this covers fairly broad range of configurations, those possessing a neurotypical brain-wiring configuration nonetheless have enough characteristics in common that they generally &quot;fit in&quot; well with other people and society at large, as both of those things have evolved around (and hence work best with) neurotypical patterns of thought.<br /> ===Characteristics===<br /> NTs in general tend to exhibit the following traits:<br /> * excessive emphasis on personal appearance, social status, conformity<br /> * difficulty with speculation and abstract thought<br /> * ease of social communication, especially with other NTs<br /> * [[issuepedia:authoritarian follower|authoritarian follower]]ship<br /> ==Usage==<br /> The term is most often used to refer to:<br /> * people clearly exhibiting symptoms of neurotypicality<br /> * people unaware (or intolerant) of other ways of thinking<br /> <br /> These terms may be used in singular form as a descriptive attribute, e.g. &quot;corporate America is a very NT kind of place&quot;, or in the plural to refer collectively to nonspecific individuals in a particular setting, e.g. &quot;the NT parents at that kid&#039;s birthday party were driving me nuts&quot;.<br /> ==See Also==<br /> * [[Neurodiverse]], [[Neurodiversity]]: variation in neurological wiring, and individuals whose wiring displays marked differences from the neurotypical<br /> ==Links==<br /> * [http://isnt.autistics.org Institute for the Study of the Neurologically Typical]: a parody of sorts, but most of it seems accurate</div>

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