neurodiverse

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neurodiverse

/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːs/ UK
/ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝs/ US
/-dəˈvɝs/ US

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Where it comes from

From neuro- (prefix denoting the nervous system) + diverse, probably modelled on neurodiversity which was coined by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer (born 1951) in her 1998 Bachelor of Arts dissertation. The latter word was popularized by Harvey Blume in a September 1998 article in The Atlantic.

adjective more neurodiverse · most neurodiverse

Of a person: exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration from others, especially being on the autism spectrum; of a group: made up of neurodivergent people. But while programmes at companies including Microsoft and accounting firm EY are small and focused around supporting neurodiverse workers in the office, Ultranauts has redesigned its entire business around neurodiverse employees, changing hiring efforts to actively recruit and accommodate individual
Similar: aneurotypical, neuroatypical, neurodivergent · Opposite: neurotypical
Of or pertaining to neurodivergent people or groups.

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adj of a person: exhibiting neurodiversity; of a group: made up of neurodivergent people

Español	neurodiverso

adj of or pertaining to neurodivergent people or groups

Español	neurodiverso

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@misc{neurodiverse_2026,
  title = {neurodiverse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neurodiverse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}