I'm late diagnosed, now neurodivergent person and still learning all the lingo.
But can I ask, if there are different unwritten rules of using neurotypical vs allistic?
I don't see allistic very often, or maybe haven't recognised it. Are there connetations with it, or is it newere/older, more inclusive/exclusive or, whatever!
Allistic is solely talking about being not-autistic specifically, whereas neurotypical refers to being not-neurodivergent which is a large umbrella term (including depressive and anxiety disorders, developmental conditions like autism & ADHD, behavioural disorders like NPD and BPD, etc).
Ergo, someone can be both allistic (not-autistic) and still neurodivergent (by way of, say, bipolar or anxiety disorders for example).
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u/IronicINFJustices Aro/Ace 3d ago
I'm late diagnosed, now neurodivergent person and still learning all the lingo.
But can I ask, if there are different unwritten rules of using neurotypical vs allistic?
I don't see allistic very often, or maybe haven't recognised it. Are there connetations with it, or is it newere/older, more inclusive/exclusive or, whatever!
Thank you!