Please define NT, how you see it.
The more I think about it, the more I am confused by the term. There are so many people i know who are NOT NT that I am beginning to wonder if NT is just the Unicorn.
I know "NT" means more than "normal." It is neuro functions....however, it seems only a few people are only in that phase and only for a little while and then pass out of it.
I am thinking first of all those who are NOT NT-(other than Spectrum People)
1. All patients with dementia, Alzheimers, and later life neurological illness. Since this will represent a huge number of all people (unless there is a cure), then most people will end as non NT.s
2. All those who minds are obscured with medications. Opioid epidemics, SSRIs , cancer meds, ADHD meds, alcohol, etc.....
3. Those with head injuries
4. Those with other brain diseases
These represent a huge number of people. So is NT just a phase? Is it like a transient state?
What makes one an NT?
1. Working does not make one an NT. Lots of non-NTs work.
2. Having correct perceptions? What does that even mean? I would say most members of congress are more obscured in their thinking than any non-NT I know (and that would include my uncle who had dementia and was very astute but had trouble getting out words).
3. Having a good social network? Studies now show that a huge percentage of people (NT and nonNT) feel lonely and disconnected.
4. Having a spouse? I know lots of NT and non NT with spouses and without and all at various and similar levels of happiness and unhappiness....
5. Solving your own problems? NonNTs are very good at this if the Unicorns would leave them alone.
What makes an NonNT?
1. Stims? People with Parkinsons and other illnesses have movements
2. Sensory issues? Those with metal toxicity and other illness can have very severe sensory issues.
3. Not looking someone in the eye? Trauma survivors may not make eye contact and may not talk as well.
4. Deep thoughts and special interests? Unfathomable amounts of people over the years had these issues......one could argue Athens had more people with these traits than not. Same with the explosions of science 1600-1700s and art, music, etc..... In which case, NonNts have severely outweighed NTs throughout history.
So I am really confused. Yes, I know autism presents in a certain way, early, and all, but there are other illnesses that can look just like it and cause one to be NonNT.
To me, NT seems to be the temporary and transient ability of a very small group of certain people to reach a carefully constructed (and often impractical and outdated) idea of "normal/typical," which was fabricated by a tiny, elite group of privileged power-people, based on their own behaviours (which was facilitated by their power) in order to secure their own preeminence.
Other than that, it just makes no sense. The more you know people, the NTs are only there for a while, they are the minority (in which case they are not "typical" and need a new name) and then they become nonNTs too.
Oh, then they come to us for advise. How do you cope? What should I do? HA bloody HA.
The more I think about it, the more I am confused by the term. There are so many people i know who are NOT NT that I am beginning to wonder if NT is just the Unicorn.
I know "NT" means more than "normal." It is neuro functions....however, it seems only a few people are only in that phase and only for a little while and then pass out of it.
I am thinking first of all those who are NOT NT-(other than Spectrum People)
1. All patients with dementia, Alzheimers, and later life neurological illness. Since this will represent a huge number of all people (unless there is a cure), then most people will end as non NT.s
2. All those who minds are obscured with medications. Opioid epidemics, SSRIs , cancer meds, ADHD meds, alcohol, etc.....
3. Those with head injuries
4. Those with other brain diseases
These represent a huge number of people. So is NT just a phase? Is it like a transient state?
What makes one an NT?
1. Working does not make one an NT. Lots of non-NTs work.
2. Having correct perceptions? What does that even mean? I would say most members of congress are more obscured in their thinking than any non-NT I know (and that would include my uncle who had dementia and was very astute but had trouble getting out words).
3. Having a good social network? Studies now show that a huge percentage of people (NT and nonNT) feel lonely and disconnected.
4. Having a spouse? I know lots of NT and non NT with spouses and without and all at various and similar levels of happiness and unhappiness....
5. Solving your own problems? NonNTs are very good at this if the Unicorns would leave them alone.
What makes an NonNT?
1. Stims? People with Parkinsons and other illnesses have movements
2. Sensory issues? Those with metal toxicity and other illness can have very severe sensory issues.
3. Not looking someone in the eye? Trauma survivors may not make eye contact and may not talk as well.
4. Deep thoughts and special interests? Unfathomable amounts of people over the years had these issues......one could argue Athens had more people with these traits than not. Same with the explosions of science 1600-1700s and art, music, etc..... In which case, NonNts have severely outweighed NTs throughout history.
So I am really confused. Yes, I know autism presents in a certain way, early, and all, but there are other illnesses that can look just like it and cause one to be NonNT.
To me, NT seems to be the temporary and transient ability of a very small group of certain people to reach a carefully constructed (and often impractical and outdated) idea of "normal/typical," which was fabricated by a tiny, elite group of privileged power-people, based on their own behaviours (which was facilitated by their power) in order to secure their own preeminence.
Other than that, it just makes no sense. The more you know people, the NTs are only there for a while, they are the minority (in which case they are not "typical" and need a new name) and then they become nonNTs too.
Oh, then they come to us for advise. How do you cope? What should I do? HA bloody HA.
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