How to Use neurotypical in a Sentence
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So to cast a neurotypical actor would be a waste of time.
—Tim Gray, Variety, 31 Dec. 2022
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And even the neurotypical brain has its own spectrum of quirks.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
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But as attuned as Theo is to his son, love and patience alone will not make Robin neurotypical.
—Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
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Most parents of healthy, neurotypical children take it as a given that their child will be able to potty train when the time is right.
—Leah Campbell, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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James says about the difference between neurotypical girls and those not on the autism spectrum.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 27 Mar. 2018
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As the two neurotypical characters doing their best to look out for the rest, Bacon and Pang have an easy chemistry with the trio, and each other.
—Caroline Framke, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
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When neurotypical children throw a Frisbee for the first time, for instance, the disc may over- or undershoot the target.
—Washington Post, 29 July 2021
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And then folks who are neurotypical are those who fall outside of those categories.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
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And Truly, who is neurotypical, also keeps him and Laura on their toes.
—Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2020
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But even with the delayed start, most healthy, neurotypical kids achieve at least daytime continence by age three.
—Leah Campbell, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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Three years ago, researchers compared the brains of boys and girls with ADHD and their neurotypical counterparts.
—Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2020
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For autistic artists, the fact that Sia said a neurotypical actress was recast as the lead sends the troubling message that autistic people are bad hires.
—New York Times, 11 Feb. 2021
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The suicide rate is 3x higher for autistic folks than NT [neurotypical] folks.
—Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2022
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Children with autism and their neurotypical peers have a lot to offer one another.
—Damar Services, Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2018
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Educating a child with severe autism can cost up to 20 times more than teaching a neurotypical child.
—John McLaughlin, Slate Magazine, 13 July 2017
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Then, researchers had 48 neurotypical and 24 autistic subjects rank the same jokes, this time paired with a prerecorded laugh track.
—Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, 22 July 2019
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Women with autism are three to four times more likely to attempt suicide than neurotypical women.
—Zhara Astra, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
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My brother and his wife have two beautiful, healthy, neurotypical kids.
—The Washington Post, 22 May 2020
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Courtesy of Charlotte Valeur Yet these strengths can carry someone only so far in a workplace designed for the neurotypical.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 12 May 2023
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Sia’s apology, genuine or not, is rare; the film, in which the audience relates to the neurotypical lead for her willingness to put up with an autistic person, is not.
—Brady Gerber, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2021
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Maddie Ziegler, a neurotypical actress, plays the film's main character Music, who is a non-verbal teenager on the autism spectrum.
—Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2021
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Studies suggest kids with DCD are two to three times as likely to show signs of clinical depression as neurotypical kids.
—Washington Post, 29 July 2021
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Much of the backlash Sia received for Music, which starred Maddie Ziegler, was centered around the casting of a neurotypical actress in the role of a nonverbal autistic woman.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2023
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Many of those changes also could benefit neurotypical and non-deaf workers.
—Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
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Overall, most school initiatives have been lauded for teaching neurotypical kids how to better care for their health.
—Rina Raphael, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
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Our kids on the spectrum, being around so many neurotypical kids, develop friendships.
—Kristina Rizga, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2020
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In addition to the three stars — who in the show live under the care of aide Mandy (Sosie Bacon) — several supporting actors also are on the spectrum, with some playing neurotypical roles.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
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Highmore plays a talented young surgeon with autism and savant-syndrome, but in real life, the actor is neurotypical.
—Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 24 Sep. 2018
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Food sensory issues result from differences in processing sensations as well as a need for safety in a world made for neurotypical minds.
—Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
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Most of these studies analyzed tissue from the same three brains, all donated by neurotypical men of European ancestry.
—Celia Ford, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2023
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