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English
Etymology
From neuro- + atypical, by analogy with neurotypical.
Pronunciation
Adjective
neuroatypical (comparative more neuroatypical, superlative most neuroatypical)
- Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- Synonyms: neurodivergent, (uncommon) aneurotypical, neurodiverse, (colloquial) neurospicy
- Antonym: neurotypical
- Hyponym: autistic
- Coordinate term: allistic (nearly antonymous)
Usage notes
- Many discussions of neuroatypical people concern autism, but the term is not specific to solely that neurotype; it is hypernymic.
Translations
Noun
neuroatypical (plural neuroatypicals)
- One who is neuroatypical.