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neurodivergency

neurodivergency noun: synonym of neurodivergence.

Noun

neurodivergency (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of neurodivergence.
    • Neurodivergent pride: There is evidently a general argument above that neurodivergent art needs to be considered on its own merit and not attributed to medicalised autistic traits. This is because there is an inherently negative association towards disability or neurodivergency. Negative...2024, Katie Ellis, Mike Kent, and Kim Cousins, editors, The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Disability Studies (Routledge International Handbooks), Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN
    • Neurodivergency is common. Taken as a whole, these conditions are present in 15-20% of the population. So it is not just your patients: you, your partner, child, father, mother, sibling, col-league, line manager or subordinate may be neurodivergent. But not everyone who is neurodivergent ends up...2024, Munib Haroon, “Chapter 31: Neurodivergency on a Day-to-Day Basis”, in ABC of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Wiley, →ISBN, page 129
    Synonyms:
    neurodivergence

Examples of neurodivergency in a sentence

  • This is because there is an inherently negative association towards disability or neurodivergency.2024, Katie Ellis, Mike Kent, and Kim Cousins, editors, The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Disability Studies (Routledge...
  • As such, the clinical presentation of neurodivergency and of neurodevelopmental disorders is probably the tip of the iceberg (Figure 31.1).2024, Munib Haroon, “Chapter 31: Neurodivergency on a Day-to-Day Basis”, in ABC of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Wiley, →ISBN, page 129:
  • During her PhD studies, Amy discovered neurodivergency.2025, Ron Sandison, quoting Amy Gaeta, PhD, “Amy Gaeta's Story: An Advocate for the Neurodivergent Community”, in Adulting on the Spectrum...

Synonyms of neurodivergency

Origin of neurodivergency

By surface analysis, neuro- + diverge + -ency. [21st c.]

Questions about neurodivergency

What does neurodivergency mean?
Neurodivergency means synonym of neurodivergence.
How do you use neurodivergency in a sentence?
This is because there is an inherently negative association towards disability or neurodivergency.
What part of speech is neurodivergency?
Neurodivergency is a noun.

Words near neurodivergency in the dictionary

  1. neurodiseases
  2. neurodisorder
  3. neurodisorders
  4. neurodistinct
  5. neurodivergence
  6. neurodivergency
  7. neurodivergent
  8. neurodivergents
  9. neurodiverse
  10. neurodiversities
  11. neurodiversity

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