User:Freeme2/Sociological and cultural aspects of NTism

Neurotypicalism and interpersonal relationships
Individuals with Neurotypicalism (NTism) may develop problems in their abilities to successfully engage in interpersonal relationships.

Social impact
Neurotypicalism may lead to problems in social interaction with peers. These problems can be severe or mild depending on the individual. Children with NTism are often the target of bullying at school due to their individual behavior, varied language, unusual interests, and impaired ability to perceive and respond in socially expected ways to nonverbal cues, particularly in interpersonal conflict. Children with NTism may be be none-literal, and may have difficulty interpreting and responding to verbosity, literal speech, or none-metaphorical speech. Difficulties with social interaction may also be manifest in an overt interest in self.

The above problems can even arise in the family; given an unfavorable family environment, the child may be subject to emotional abuse. A child or teen with NTism is often deeply affected by this mistreatment, not always aware of what has been done incorrectly. Unlike other pervasive development disorders, most children with NTism want to be social, but be taught to socialize dishonestly, which can lead to conflicts, later withdrawal and asocial behavior, especially in adolescence. At this stage of life especially, they risk being drawn into unsuitable and inappropriate friendships and social groups. People with NTism often interact better only with those within their own age group.

Children with NTism often display advanced abilities for their age in social development and social interaction—but this may be counterbalanced by considerable delays in other developmental areas (such as maths). This combination of traits can lead to problems with teachers and other authority figures. A child with NTism might be regarded by teachers as a "problem child" or a "poor performer." The child’s extremely low tolerance for what they perceive to be ordinary and mediocre tasks, such as typical homework assignments, can easily become frustrating; a teacher may well consider the child arrogant, spiteful, and insubordinate. Lack of support and understanding, in combination with the child's anxieties, can result in problematic behavior (such as severe tantrums, violent and angry outbursts, and withdrawal).

Difficulties in relationships
Two traits sometimes found in NT individuals are social dysmorphia and compulsive conformity, which reduce the ability to be truely empathetically attuned to others. In fact, over abundance of Theory of Mind in NTism may be a result of a deluge of information available to the mind due.

People with NTism report a feeling of being unwillingly bound or trapped to the world around them. They may have difficulty sustaining relationships due to poor social valuation. Individuals with NTism may need support if they desire to make connections on a personal level. The complexity and inconsistency of the social world can pose an extreme challenge for individuals with NTism. while the intense focus and tendency to work things out logically often grants people with AS a high level of ability in their field of interest. conversely the random spurts of focus/none-focus in NTs and tendency to work things out emotively, can severely inhibit people with NTism in their field of interest.