I'm not sure it matters in the slightest who invented the term, because prior to its invention, there was already a clear line of demarcation for a minority of the population - being labelled as autistic. Having a name to apply to all those not on the autism spectrum is hardly troublesome in any meaningful way when the line of demarcation is already there and those on one side of it already have a label. To so-called NTs, mostly unaware we even exist, let alone the label attaching to them, 'NT' is hardly on the radar, let alone a word used in anger, frustration, judgement, stereotyping, hatred, and derision.
That some of us use it in that way is perhaps nothing more than a reflection of the anger, frustration, judgement, stereotyping, hatred, and derision we receive at the hands of those who fail to understand and accept us. Certainly, while my experiences of NTs have not been so harsh, I refuse to judge those who have less positive experiences.
For me, 'NT' simply means all those who are not ASD or otherwise suffering the consequence neurological difference. NTs are not 'normal' they are simply on their own spectrum. They are not an enemy or an inferior grouping, just neurologically different. All that 'NT' means is that as the majority of humankind, they are neurologically typical, where we are atypical.
That some of us use it in that way is perhaps nothing more than a reflection of the anger, frustration, judgement, stereotyping, hatred, and derision we receive at the hands of those who fail to understand and accept us. Certainly, while my experiences of NTs have not been so harsh, I refuse to judge those who have less positive experiences.
For me, 'NT' simply means all those who are not ASD or otherwise suffering the consequence neurological difference. NTs are not 'normal' they are simply on their own spectrum. They are not an enemy or an inferior grouping, just neurologically different. All that 'NT' means is that as the majority of humankind, they are neurologically typical, where we are atypical.