It has since been expanded to include not just people who are known as "autistics and cousins", but to express the idea that a diversity of ways of human thinking is a good thing, and dyslexic, autistic, ADHD, dyspraxic and tourettes people to name but a few all have some element in common not being neurotypical in the way our brains work.

Some people view these conditions as gifts and others as disabilities. In terms of the reception we get from the general public they are often disabilities but when we look at the skills we may have they are gifts if only the people around would understand and realise we are not like them, so we should not be expected to be exactly like them, if people wish us to adapt better to society then they have to realise that they have to meet us half way.