neurotypical
adjective
- without any mental or neurological abnormalities
noun
- person with no cognitive disabilities or mental illness
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/ / /ˌnʊ.ɹoʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English typical English neurotypical From neuro- + typical.
- 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.”
“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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English typical English neurotypical From neuro- + typical.
- 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.”