neurodivergence

From neuro- +‎ divergence; coined by Kassiane Asasumasu in 2000.^[1] By surface analysis, neuro- +‎ diverge +‎ -ence.

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neurodivergence (uncountable)

1. The quality of being neurodivergent.

   Synonym: neurodivergency

   Antonym: neurotypicality

   Hypernyms: divergence, divergency

   Near-synonyms: neurodiversity, neuroatypicality

   • 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.

   • 2023 February 3, Roxane Gay, “My Co-Worker’s Baby Photo Gallery Put Me Over the Edge”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     And do stay open to being supportive and accommodating of their neurodivergence if and when they call on you.