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neurodifferent

neurodifferent adjective: having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.

Adjective

neurodifferent (comparative more neurodifferent, superlative most neurodifferent)

  1. Having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
    • Near-synonyms: neurodivergent, neurodiverse (connotatively different but denotatively the same)
    • Having autism is merely one way of being neurodifferent; being gifted and talented is also a way of being neurodifferent.

Synonyms of neurodifferent

Forms of neurodifferent

comparativemore neurodifferent
superlativemost neurodifferent

Origin of neurodifferent

From neuro- + different. Coined as a connotatively neutral alternative to neurodivergent.

Questions about neurodifferent

What does neurodifferent mean?
Neurodifferent means having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
What part of speech is neurodifferent?
Neurodifferent is an adjective.

Words near neurodifferent in the dictionary

  1. neurodiagnosis
  2. neurodiagnostic
  3. neurodiagnostically
  4. neurodiagnostics
  5. neurodifference
  6. neurodifferent
  7. neurodifferentiate
  8. neurodifferentiated
  9. neurodifferentiation
  10. neurodisabilities
  11. neurodisability

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