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neurotypical

adj
/ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/UK/ˌnʊ.ɹoʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/US

Etymology

From neuro- + typical.

  1. derived from τυπικός — “of or pertaining to a type, conformable, typical”
  2. derived from typicus — “typical”
  3. derived from typicalis
  4. formed as neurotypical — “neuro- + typical”

Definitions

  1. Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information.

    • Nancy, a high school student, saw herself as being helpful when she told Maureen, a neurotypical peer, that the horizontal lines on her shirt made her look fat.

  2. One who is neurotypical.

    • Well, let's face it, neurotypicals don't have the same focus you or I have. They always get distracted, by marriage, kids, competitive cooking shows.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for neurotypical. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA