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A few people mention an issue with the word unusual. While it actually attracted my attention in a positive way, finding that the intent of the site is to connect those with atypical mental health concerns was quite different from what I was expecting. Maybe an "online community for atypical people" would be better wording?

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Thanks, devinjflick. Atypical is an enigmatic word though.

It's enigmatic, yes, but it seems to be the more common term amongst some atypical groups (neurodiverse and queer/trans people are who I have the most interaction with). There are some people who find unusual to be more pejorative than atypical.

Yes, kupiakos, pejorative is not good, I'll change it now for atypical in a few moments. Thanks for your input!

I quite like "neurodiverse", if you intend to be that specific.

An online community for people that are almost, but not quite, entirely unlike usual

Hey, zepolen! Yes, that's great line, I must consider it too.

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