neurodivergent

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ divergent. Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000.

Adjective

neurodivergent (comparative more neurodivergent, superlative most neurodivergent)

1. Having an atypical neurological configuration.

   Synonyms: neuroatypical, (uncommon) aneurotypical, neurodiverse

   Antonym: neurotypical

   • 2022, Joe Wells, Wired Differently, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 169:

     Neurodivergent people exist all over the world and in every class, gender, race and sexuality. On other planets there are probably neurodivergent aliens too […]

Usage notes

• Regarding hypernymy, see neuroatypical § Usage notes.

Synonyms

• neurospicy

Related terms

• neurodiversity

Noun

neurodivergent (plural neurodivergents)

1. 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.