neurodivergent
Cognitively non-standard brain
Neurodivergent describes people whose brain function differs from what is considered typical—including those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and similar conditions.
The term frames these differences as natural variation rather than deficits: Many tech companies actively recruit neurodivergent employees.
Someone who is not neurodivergent is neurotypical.
Neurodevelopmental processing difference
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language
- dyscalculiaImpaired numerical cognition
- dyspraxiaImpaired movement coordination disorder
Tourette's · Asperger's · synesthesia · hyperlexia · OCD · bipolar · giftedness · twice-exceptional
Approval of oneself
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
- communityCollective of connected people
- advocacyPleading for a cause
disclosure · self-diagnosis · spoons · infodump · acceptance · belonging · self-advocacy · empowerment
Places providing temporary residence
- inclusionBeing made part
- accessibilityEase of approach
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- workplaceEmployment location
stigma · ableism · masking · code-switching · burnout · overwhelm · sensory-friendly · allyship
Intense prolonged single-task concentration
- systemizingCreating orderly structures
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
autism
Neurodevelopmental processing difference
- ADHDNeurodevelopmental focus impairment
- dyslexiaDifficulty processing written language
- dyscalculiaImpaired numerical cognition
dyspraxia · Tourette's · Asperger's · synesthesia · hyperlexia · OCD · bipolar · giftedness · twice-exceptional · hyperfocus
self-acceptance
Approval of oneself
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
- communityCollective of connected people
advocacy · disclosure · self-diagnosis · spoons · infodump · acceptance · belonging · self-advocacy · empowerment · representation
accommodations
Places providing temporary residence
- inclusionBeing made part
- accessibilityEase of approach
- disclosureAct of revealing information
workplace · stigma · ableism · masking · code-switching · burnout · overwhelm · sensory-friendly · allyship · awareness
hyperfocus
Intense prolonged single-task concentration
- systemizingCreating orderly structures
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- marginalized groupsminorities, ethnic minorities, people of color, disabled, LGBTQ
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- learning disabilitiesdyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyspraxia, learning disability
- personality typespersonality type, extrovert, MBTI, introversion, pessimist
- psychobabbletriggered, gaslighting, toxic, trauma bond, narcissist
neurodivergentneurotypical
Standard cognitive wiring
typical · normal · standard · mainstream · conventional