neurodiverse

English
WOTD – 13 March 2023

Etymology
PIE word
*snéh₁wr̥
PIE word
*dwís

From neuro- (prefix denoting the nervous system) +‎ diverse,[1] probably modelled on neurodiversity which was coined by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer (born 1951) in her 1998 Bachelor of Arts dissertation.[2] The latter word was popularized by Harvey Blume in a September 1998 article in The Atlantic.[3][4]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝs/, /-dəˈvɝs/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s
  • Hyphenation: neu‧ro‧di‧verse

Adjective

neurodiverse (comparative more neurodiverse, superlative most neurodiverse)

  1. 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. [from early 21st c.]
    Synonyms: (uncommon) aneurotypical, neuroatypical, neurodivergent
    Antonym: neurotypical
    • 2019 October 21, Robbie Wojciechowski, “Worklife 101: Where 75% of Workers are on the Autistic Spectrum”, in BBC Online‎, archived from the original on 2022-12-06:
      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 individuals on the autism spectrum.
  2. Of or pertaining to neurodivergent people or groups.

Translations

References
  1. “neurodiverse, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “neurodiverse, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. Judy Singer (1998), “What is the Autistic Spectrum?”, in Odd People In: The Birth of a Community amongst People on the ‘Autistic Spectrum’: A Personal Exploration Based on Neurological Diversity‎ (unpublished B.A. (Social Science) dissertation), Sydney, N.S.W.: Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, University of Technology Sydney, pages 13–14: “For me, the significance of the "Autistic Spectrum" lies in its call for and anticipation of a "Politics of Neurodiversity". […] The rise of Neurodiversity takes postmodern fragmentation one step further.”
  3. Harvey Blume (September 1998), “Neurodiversity: On the Neurological Underpinnings of Geekdom”, in William Whitworth, editor, The Atlantic‎, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-05.
  4. Howard Timberlake (10 October 2019), “Why there is No Such Thing as a ‘Normal’ Brain”, in BBC Online‎, archived from the original on 2023-02-20.

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