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An '''allistic''' person is someone who is not [[autism|autistic]]. They may have [[ADHD]], [[OCD]], or in some other way be [[Neurodivergence|neurodivergent]], or they may be [[neurotypical]], but they are not autistic.
'''Allism''' is the antonym of [[Autism|autism]]. An '''allistic''' person is someone who is not autistic.


"Neurotypical" or NT is sometimes (incorrectly) used to mean allistic.  Used properly, it means "someone who is not neurodivergent (ND) at all."  A neurotypical person is allistic, and also does not have ADHD, OCD, or any other neurodivergencies.
[[Neurotypical]] (or NT for short) is sometimes ''incorrectly'' used as a synonym for allistic; however, while an allistic person may never be autistic by definition they can still be [[Neurodivergence|neurodivergent]] in other ways.


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Revision as of 19:40, 26 August 2022

Allism is the antonym of autism. An allistic person is someone who is not autistic.

Neurotypical (or NT for short) is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for allistic; however, while an allistic person may never be autistic by definition they can still be neurodivergent in other ways.