What is "neurotypical"

a. Having a normal (gloss: usual, ordinary) way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information; used especially to contrast with autistic. n. One who is neurotypical; one who is not autistic, dyslexic, schizophrenic etc.

Neurotypical or NT, an abbreviation of neurologically typical, is a neologism widely used in the autistic community as a label for people who are not on the autism spectrum. However, the term eventually became narrowed to refer to those with strictly typical neurology. In other words, this refers to anyone who does not have any developmental disabilities such as some forms of autism, dyslexia, developmental coordination disorder, or ADHD. The term was later adopted by both the neurodiversity movement and the scientific community.

Neurotypical has been replaced by some with "allistic", or "nypical" which has the same meaning that "neurotypical" had originally. These terms refer to those who are not autistic, even if they are neurologically atypical in some other way, such as having dyslexia.

The National Autistic Society of the United Kingdom recommends the use of the term "neurotypical" in its advice to journalists.

Neurotypical is a 2013 documentary film directed by Adam Larsen. The film shows perspectives on life from the viewpoint of individuals on the autism spectrum. Neurotypical was shot mostly in North Carolina and Virginia