neurodivergence
English
editEtymology
editneuro- + divergence. Coined by Kassiane Asasumasu.[1]
Noun
editneurodivergence (uncountable)
- The quality of being neurodivergent.
- 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 27:
- 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2014, Nick Walker. https://neuroqueer.com/neurodiversity-terms-and-definitions/