English Explanatory Dictionary

neurodiversity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.

Pronunciation

/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːsɪti/ /-dɪ-/ /ˌn(j)ʊɹoʊˌdaɪˈvɝsəti/ /-də-/ [-ɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-neurodiversity.wav

Word forms

neurodiversity neurodiversities

Etymology

From neuro- (prefix denoting the nervous system) + diversity, coined by the Australian sociologist Judy Singer (born 1951) in her Bachelor of Arts dissertation (1998), and popularized by Harvey Blume in The Atlantic in September 1998: see the quotations.

Related words

aneurotypical neuroatypical neuroatypicality neurodivergence neurodivergent neurodiverse neurodiversity-affirming neuronormative neurotypical neurotypicality
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