neurodifference
neurodifference noun: the difference (variation) constituted by having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
Noun
neurodifference (countable and uncountable, plural neurodifferences)
- The difference (variation) constituted by having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
- Near-synonyms: neurodivergence, neurodiversity (connotatively different but denotatively the same)
- Having autism is merely one form of neurodifference; being gifted and talented is another form of neurodifference.
- Synonyms:
- neurodivergence, neurodiversity
- Any particular facet or instance of such differentness.
- The researchers sought some way to classify and quantify these neurodifferences.
Synonyms of neurodifference
Forms of neurodifference
| plural | neurodifferences |
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Origin of neurodifference
From neuro- + difference. Coined as a connotatively neutral name for neurodivergence.
Questions about neurodifference
- What does neurodifference mean?
- Neurodifference means the difference (variation) constituted by having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
- What part of speech is neurodifference?
- Neurodifference is a noun.
- What is the plural of neurodifference?
- The plural of neurodifference is neurodifferences.
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