neurodifferent
Having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally…Having a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving a brain that processes, learns, or behaves differently from what is societally considered typical.
Near-synonyms: neurodivergent, neurodiverse (connotatively different but denotatively the same)
Having autism is merely one way of being neurodifferent; being gifted and talented is also a way of being neurodifferent.
Origin
From neuro- + different. Coined as a connotatively neutral alternative to neurodivergent.From neuro- + different. Coined as a connotatively neutral alternative to neurodivergent.
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Forms
more neurodifferent, most neurodifferent| Comparative | more neurodifferent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most neurodifferent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.