▲ 249 ▼ If number of undiagnosed neurodivergent people proves to be significant portion, neurotypical means just people who won the standards war of communication protocol (lemmy.ca) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by inconel@lemmy.ca to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments We never know the number of undiagnosed, many may be just capable of pretending but suffering.
[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yeah honestly I don't really understand what OP is trying to say. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago I think what OP is communicating is this: There are dozens (perhaps hundreds) of different mental models. There is a single mental model that is neither good nor bad that appears to to cover the largest number of living human beings on the planet. Because this covers the largest number of humans, it holds the title of the standard by which all other mental models are judged. It is the baseline. "Neuro" being "of the nerves" and typical" meaning "common". It is, by definition, neurotypical. So OP continues the thought with: Consider instead of the mental model that is today's "neurotypical", that some other mental model was shared by the largest number of living humans. Would that other mental model, which could be drastically different, be called the "neurotypical". The answer, clearly, is: Yes. Simply the definition of the term defines it so. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sznio@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago typical NT permalink fedilink source parent
[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago I think what OP is communicating is this: There are dozens (perhaps hundreds) of different mental models. There is a single mental model that is neither good nor bad that appears to to cover the largest number of living human beings on the planet. Because this covers the largest number of humans, it holds the title of the standard by which all other mental models are judged. It is the baseline. "Neuro" being "of the nerves" and typical" meaning "common". It is, by definition, neurotypical. So OP continues the thought with: Consider instead of the mental model that is today's "neurotypical", that some other mental model was shared by the largest number of living humans. Would that other mental model, which could be drastically different, be called the "neurotypical". The answer, clearly, is: Yes. Simply the definition of the term defines it so. permalink fedilink source parent