Meanings
- uncountableThe quality of being neurodivergent.
Near-synonyms: neurodiversity, neuroatypicality
2 more examples
Moreover, neurodivergence, or atypical neurological makeup, is often diagnosed as neurodegeneration, neurodysfunction, neural damage, or neural difference and frequently leads to difficulties in considering the emotional aspects of decisions that standard tests do not measure or disclose.
2011 July 5, Robin Mackenzie, John Watts, “Including Emotionality in Tests of Competence: How Does Neurodiversity Affect Measures of Free Will and Agency in Medical Decision Making?”, in AJOB Neuroscience, volume 2, number 3, page 27And do stay open to being supportive and accommodating of their neurodivergence if and when they call on you.
2023 February 3, Roxane Gay, “My Co-Worker’s Baby Photo Gallery Put Me Over the Edge”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: neurodivergency, neurodiversity, neuroatypicality · Antonyms: neurotypicality
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of being neurodivergent.
Origin
From neuro- + divergence; coined by Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000. By surface analysis, neuro- + diverge + -ence.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch neurodivergentie
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French neurodivergence, neuro-divergence
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Portuguese neurodivergência
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Spanish neurodivergencia
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Cite this entry
neurodivergence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurodivergence
“neurodivergence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurodivergence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neurodivergence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neurodivergence.
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