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語源

From neuro- +‎ divergent. Coined by neurodiversity activist Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊ.daɪˈvɜː.dʒənt/, /-dɪ-/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌnʊ.ɹoʊ.dɪˈvɜɹ.dʒənt/, /-daɪ-/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənt
• ハイフネーション: neu‧ro‧di‧ver‧gent

形容詞

neurodivergent (comparative more neurodivergent, superlative most neurodivergent)

1. Having an atypical neurological configuration. [from early 21st c.]

   Synonyms: ND, neuroatypical, (uncommon) aneurotypical, neurodiverse, (colloquial) neurospicy

   Antonym: neurotypical

   • 2020 December 9, Ezra Marcus, “Tone Is Hard to Grasp Online. Can Tone Indicators Help?”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 June 2021:

     Interpreting text can be frustrating for anyone online, but is particularly so for users who are neurodivergent — a wide category that can refer to people with a range of neurological differences including autism spectrum disorder and dyslexia.

   • 2022, Joe Wells, Wired Differently, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 169:

     Neurodivergent people exist all over the world and in every class, gender, race and sexuality. On other planets there are probably neurodivergent aliens too […]

使用する際の注意点

• Many discussions of neurodivergent people concern autism, but the term is not specific to solely that neurotype; it is hypernymic.

関連する語

名詞

neurodivergent (plural neurodivergents)

1. One who is neurodivergent.
   • 2024 March 1, Shobhana, “7 ways for neurodivergents to succeed in customer support”, in Hiver‎, archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     A second input stream, like closed captions, gives neurodivergents at work a better understanding of the context.

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