neurodivergence
neurodivergence noun: the quality of being neurodivergent.
Noun
neurodivergence (uncountable)
- The quality of being neurodivergent.
- Near-synonyms: neurodiversity, neuroatypicality
- Moreover, neurodivergence, or atypical neurological makeup, is often diagnosed as neurodegeneration, neurodysfunction, neural damage, or neural difference and frequently leads to difficulties in considering the emotional aspects of decisions that standard tests do not measure or disclose.2011 July 5, Robin Mackenzie, John Watts, “Including Emotionality in Tests of Competence: How Does Neurodiversity Affect Measures of Free Will and Agency in Medical Decision Making?”, in AJOB...
- Synonyms:
- neurodivergency, neurodiversity, neuroatypicality
- Antonyms:
- neurotypicality
Synonyms of neurodivergence
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Origin of neurodivergence
From neuro- + divergence; coined by Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000. By surface analysis, neuro- + diverge + -ence.
Questions about neurodivergence
- What does neurodivergence mean?
- Neurodivergence means the quality of being neurodivergent.
- What part of speech is neurodivergence?
- Neurodivergence is a noun.
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