"Friendly neurotypicals are indeed welcome. " ?

[jaywalkermaybe]

i've just encountered a really sensitive NT Mum on an allergy board that i recently joined. Her undiagnosed son sounds like a typical Aspie to me.  It would be interesting to have a second (and third and fourth...) opinion from you guys.

Here's a link to our conversation so far (you can skip my long, rambling OP. No relevance to Asperger's at all.

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[nickykaa]

Although having her here probably wouldn't be a problem, the ask_an_aspie community, which was set up by some members and moderators of this community specifically for friendly NTs, would probably be more useful to her.

Just throwing this out there...

[shesfearless]

I do know that there are some of us in the comm who aren't completely comfortable with NT posters based on reactions to previous posts by NT's.

[old_cutter_john]

Interesting. If I think back on what I've seen, the neurotypicals who do well in this community are the ones who don't post at the top level. I wouldn't try to make that a guideline, though. I think it comes about because if a neurotypical has the sort of attitude that allows him to get along with us here, he simply won't think of anything that he regards as appropriate to post at the top level.

[shesfearless]

I agree with all of this. You put into words what I couldn't quite formulate in my head.

thoughts from one mostly NT mom

[roshismomma]

Well, I read here, and occasionally post (though nearly never at the "top level" as Old Cutter John said). I've felt welcome and not weird, and very much appreciate being allowed to be here. I do also read and sometimes discuss on Ask An Aspie. I describe myself as "Mostly NT" because I have no dx, self or formal, and yet I am.... not really quite neurotypical either. I really really get a lot of insight into how to support my kids here though - very different and in many ways more useful for me than the autism parent communities, though I read a couple of those too.

I so much appreciate being allowed to learn here. If its ever not okay for me to be here though, I hope people would say so.