neurotypical
/ˌnʊ.ɹoʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information.
adj
Having a typical way of processing sensory, linguistic, and social information.
noun
One who is neurotypical.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Think of neurotypical folks as generalists and autistic folks as specialists."
- "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."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌnʊ.ɹoʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/
- British English: /ˌnjʊə.ɹəʊˈtɪ.pɪ.kəl/