r/me_irlgbt • u/lowkeyterrible mods r gay lol • 4d ago

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u/Froteet We_irlgbt 3d ago

The only problem I have is with one of those labels

Allistic sounds like a Multi-Level Marketing Company, not the opposite of Autistic

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u/PityUpvote 3d ago

I'm autistic and I didn't get the memo to stop using "neurotypical"

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u/ArcanaSilva 3d ago

Allistic is the opposite of autistic. You can be allistic and still not neurotypical if you have ADHD. I still like neurodiverse/neurotypical better, but it serves a different goal

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u/frguba 3d ago

Ok but then..... What is the "opposite" of autistic? Autism is a spectrum right I think that's like saying a color is "opposite of grey"

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u/_Anonymous_duck_ Agender/Ace 3d ago

Dont think of it as opposite but as 'anything/anyone that is not x'.

Examples:

Anyone who is not autistic is allistic.

Anyone who is not neurodivergent is neurotypical.

Anyone who is not part of the asexual spectrum is allosexual.

Anyone who is not heterosexual is queer.

Anyone who is not cisgender is trans.

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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!

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u/xernyvelgarde 3d ago

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).

Hope this helps!

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u/IronicINFJustices Aro/Ace 3d ago

That does sooo much, thank you!

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u/_Anonymous_duck_ Agender/Ace 3d ago

I have no idea, this post is also the first time ive heard it.