neurotypical

neurotypical

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ typical.

Adjective

neurotypical (comparative more neurotypical, superlative most neurotypical)

1. Having a normal (usual, ordinary) way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information; often to contrast with autistic.
   • 2001, Brenda Smith Myles, Diane Adreon, Jennifer Stella, Asperger Syndrome and Adolescence (page 17)

     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.

   • 2006, Alan Griswold, Autistic Symphony:

     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.

Antonyms

• neuroatypical
• neurodivergent
• aneurotypical (uncommon)
• autistic (contextual)

Translations

having normal way of processing information

Catalan: neurotípic m Corsican: neurutipicu m Dutch: neurotypisch (nl) Finnish: neurotyypillinen (fi) French: neurotypique (fr) m German: neurotypisch (de) Italian: neurotipico m Latin: neurotypicus Portuguese: neurotípico m Spanish: neurotípico (es) West Frisian: neurotypysk

Noun

neurotypical (plural neurotypicals)

1. One who is neurotypical; one who is not autistic, schizophrenic etc.
   • 2013 February 21, “Conventions of Space and Time”, in Community, season 4, episode 3, spoken by Toby (Matt Lucas):

     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.

See also

• allistic