Neurotypical

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Neurotypical (or NT) people have neurological development and states that are consistent with what most people would perceive as normal in their ability to process linguistic information and social cues.[1] While originally coined among the autistic community as a label for non-autistic persons,[2] the concept was later adopted by both the neurodiversity movement and the scientific community.[3][4][5] In the United Kingdom, the National Autistic Society recommends the use of the term in its advice to journalists. [6]

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  1. ^ Cashin A, Sci DA (2006). "Two terms—one meaning: the conundrum of contemporary nomenclature in autism". J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs 19 (3): 137–44. doi:10.1111/j.1744-6171.2006.00061.x. PMID 16913963. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3892/is_200608/ai_n16705140. Retrieved on 2007-02-27. 
  2. ^ "A note about language and abbreviations", Jim Sinclair. Accessed 4 March 2007
  3. ^ Share DJ, Jones S, Evershed K., "A comparative study of circadian rhythm functioning and sleep in people with Asperger syndrome" Autism 10 (6): 565-575 Nov 2006
  4. ^ O'Connor K, Hamm JP, Kirk IJ, "The neurophysiological correlates of face processing in adults and children with Asperger's syndrome" Brain and Cognition 59 (1): 82-95 Oct. 2005
  5. ^ Myles BS, Huggins A, Rome-Lake M, et al., "Written language profile of children and youth with Asperger syndrome: From research to practice" Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities 38 (4): 362-369, Dec. 2003
  6. ^ "What to say (and not to say) about autism", National Autistic Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
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