Neurotypical

Quick meaning: Neurotypical is an adjective meaning Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. One who is neurotypical.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm (overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy.

Word Forms

• neurotypicals

Synonyms for neurotypical

Depending on context, synonyms include NT.

Antonyms for neurotypical

Common opposites include neuroatypical, neurodivergent, aneurotypical, neurodiverse.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include neurotypic, aneurotypical, neuroatypical, neuronormative, neurodivergent, neurosensorial.

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