neurodivergent
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neuro- + divergent. Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]neurodivergent (comparative more neurodivergent, superlative most neurodivergent)
- Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- Synonyms: neuroatypical, (uncommon) aneurotypical, neurodiverse
- Antonym: neurotypical
Usage notes
[edit]- Regarding hypernymy, see neuroatypical § Usage notes.
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[edit]Noun
[edit]neurodivergent (plural neurodivergents)
- One who is neurodivergent.
- 2024 March 1, Shobhana, “7 ways for neurodivergents to succeed in customer support”, in Hiver[3]:
- A second input stream, like closed captions, gives neurodivergents at work a better understanding of the context.