neurodiverse
adjective
uk/ˌnjʊə.rəʊ.daɪˈvɜːs/us/ˌnʊr.oʊ.dɪˈvɝːs/relatingtoneurodiversity(= theideathatpeoplehaving arangeof differenttypesofbrain,includingthose with and withoutautism, should beregardedaspartofnormalhumanlife):
ADHD, Autism, and Dyslexia are allexamplesof neurodiverseconditions.
Sadly, manypeoplegrowupthinkingtheirneurodiversesymptomsarecharacterflaws.
(of agroupofpeople)includingpeoplewith arangeof differenttypesofbrain, forexample, those with and withoutautism:
Thewholeofsocietyis neurodiverse.
I am themotherof anautisticchild, and thewifeof a neurotypicalpartner. We are a neurodiversefamily.
(of aperson) having atypeofbrainthat is oftenconsideredto be different from what isusual, forexamplethat of someone who hasautism. This use is sometimesconsideredto beincorrectbecause onlygroupsofpeoplecan be "diverse":
I havelearnta lot from my neurodiverseson.
Wehelpfamilieswith a neurodiversechildaccesssupport.
Synonym
neurodivergent
Opposite
neurotypical
The brain & nervous system
- allism
- allistic
- amygdala
- anterograde
- arachnoid
- brainwave
- cerebellum
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebrum
- hemispherical
- hippocampus
- hypothalamus
- innervate
- innervation
- interhemispheric
- non-neural
- on the spectrumidiom
- parasympathetic
- peripheral nervous system
- phosphene
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