Should NT's have their own diagnosis?

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Should Neurotypicals have their own diagnosis of Neurotypical Syndrome?

Why not diagnose everyone with something then? Or how about we diagnose nobody with anything? Now, I guess we would need a definition of what is considered "normal" behavior. Unless there is an established set of standards I'm not aware of, then why waste your time?

Would we have to feel sorry for them?

i want a list of funny symptoms

I agree. And there is already a site out there for this. Here are the diagnostic criteria. My favorite ones:

I feel that they should.

i pat myself on the back a lot for being an open minded person. But i have to agree with this. I try to focus on finding exceptions to the rule, and all i can find is supposed NTs with aspie traits.
so yes. i agree.

I predict that a similar disorder will actually become part of the DSM within the next few decades.

It is amazing how many people here always claim that people should be more understanding and accept them instead of being ignorant, making generalisations and rejecting everyone just ebcause they are different but still treat other people that way.

Acting like that is neither wise nor intelligent.

so in your opinion we are perfect people who are not allowed any flaws?
that's very...ironic

If you are talking to me, I obviously do not think so. I am just stating that, speaking of irony, it is highly ironic to ask people to stop calling you "stupid" and maltreating you if you are to call them stupid in return. Furthermore, it sounds quite arrogant to pretend to be much more intelligent than them if you end up acting this way.
Supposedly logical and intelligent people should try to act wisely.

I think most people here like to remind people that "you have seen one autistic people... you have seen one autistic people." I'd like to remind you that we could say exactly the same about NTs.

By the way, since most human behaviours are now considered to be abnormal to some extent, I believe that almost no one would be able to leave a psychiatrist office without getting a diagnosis or being "borderline".

I have met lots of different people in my life (well, not many actually and I do not truly know all of them but that's a lot according to my personal scale) and there are people I find stupid and others who are incredible. I know at least two NTs (one without AS characteristics at all) who are highly intelligent (and I am not talking about their IQ) according to my own point of view.

It is not objective (I try to be but I am human).

I have been rejected and beaten by people who thought I was ret*d and stupid ("nerdy" "ret*d" "intelligent in the bad way") and many adults I had to deal with during this period would say that I was the problem because I was not acting properly socially speaking. I find this reaction stupid. I find them stupid. But that's only because I see things differently (yes, it took me some time to realise that most of the time, there are two stupid people and I am one of them) and to them, I was the ret*d one.

We are just different and have different criterium.

I just choose not to engage into these kind of war because they make no sense and every one show ignorance and intolerance.

Not every NT is a bully (plus, you have to give your definition of NT, a highly controversial topic), some of them are rejected though they have no real difference (or because they wear glasses, or because they are redheads, etc) but everyone is stupid for someone else.

I know this sounds ridiculous but most utopias found here (Aspie world, world governed by Aspie) would be a disaster in real life because we need people with many different gifts.
(Hey, my mother is a housecleaner and that's something she is incredebly good at, I know many people who could never survive without someone who has such an uninteresting and unwanted job.)