"neurodivergent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-neurodivergent.wav Forms: more neurodivergent [comparative], most neurodivergent [superlative]
Etymology: From neuro- + divergent. Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neuro|divergent}} neuro- + divergent, {{coinage|en|Kassiane Asasumasu|in=2000|nobycat=y|occ=neurodiversity activist|w=-}} Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000 Head templates: {{en-adj}} neurodivergent (comparative more neurodivergent, superlative most neurodivergent)
  1. Having an atypical neurological configuration. Categories (topical): Autism Synonyms: neuroatypical, aneurotypical [uncommon], neurodiverse, neurospicy Related terms: neurodiversity
    Sense id: en-neurodivergent-en-adj-y-b~PCBL Disambiguation of Autism: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with neuro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with neuro-: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-neurodivergent.wav Forms: neurodivergents [plural]
Etymology: From neuro- + divergent. Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neuro|divergent}} neuro- + divergent, {{coinage|en|Kassiane Asasumasu|in=2000|nobycat=y|occ=neurodiversity activist|w=-}} Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000 Head templates: {{en-noun}} neurodivergent (plural neurodivergents)
  1. One who is neurodivergent.
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Inflected forms

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