neuroatypical

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English

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Etymology

From neuro- +‎ atypical, by analogy with neurotypical.

Pronunciation

Adjective

neuroatypical (comparative more neuroatypical, superlative most neuroatypical)

  1. 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)

  1. One who is neuroatypical.