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The idea of a Normal person/other.

Sort of like one of those "Normal People Scare Me" T-Shirts

People with autism are constantly told they're not normal, so the neuro-typical / ASD split isn't something they created.

NT is not meant to derogatory or dismissive, and is a neutral non-judgemental term.

D is for disorder. People who say NT are people who challenge the claim that Disorder is appropriate terminology. Instead of an "order/disorder"distinction, they draw a "typical/diverse" distinction.

NT isn't quite neutral -- nothing ever is -- it's an intentional removal of the bias that the center of the bell curve is superior.

I find it strange people are so averse to the idea there's a "normal", particularly if we confine ourselves to talking about, eg, social behavior traits.

Statistically, there is, and most people cluster around being sort of that, even though no one is exactly the "norm".

I think people just get used to making hyperfine distinctions within their cluster and forget how homogeneous the cluster actually is from the outside.

Sort of like you can generally tell apart faces from peoples you grew up around better than ones you didn't. The truth is we do all look alike, just like outsiders see, even if the differences seem prominent to us.

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