neurotypical
adjective
neu·ro·typ·i·cal
| \ ˌnu̇r-ō-ˈti-pi-kəl
, ˌnyu̇r-\
, ˌnyu̇r-\
Definition of neurotypical
: not affected with a developmental disorder and especially autism spectrum disorder : exhibiting or characteristic of typical neurological development
neurotypical students the neurotypical brain
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Neural signature: Robertson’s team had shown in a 2013 study that autistic people perceive the images switching in a binocular rivalry task more slowly than neurotypical people do. — Scientific American, "Visual Task May Offer Brain Marker for Autism," 19 Aug. 2019 Teaching improv to people with Down syndrome is different from teaching improv to neurotypical people, Snow said. — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, "Improv troupe for actors with Down syndrome inspires confidence, problem solving and laughs," 14 Aug. 2019 Then, researchers had 48 neurotypical and 24 autistic subjects rank the same jokes, this time paired with a prerecorded laugh track. — Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, "Laugh tracks boost humor ratings of corny ‘dad jokes’," 22 July 2019 Autistic participants reacted to the jokes in the same way as neurotypical individuals, boosting their joke scores when laugh tracks were added. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Ha-ha! Study Shows Laugh Tracks Make Dad Jokes Funnier," 25 July 2019 And compared with their neurotypical counterparts, individuals with autism were more likely to rate all jokes as funnier. — Sabine Galvis, Science | AAAS, "Laugh tracks boost humor ratings of corny ‘dad jokes’," 22 July 2019 These prescription medications are meant to help those with ADHD focus—not give their neurotypical peers a study boost. — Vivienne Ming, Quartz, "Why I’m turning my son into a cyborg," 15 July 2019 This draws a hurtful line between people who experience psychosis and neurotypical people, further alienating and stereotyping those dealing with mental health issues. — Stefanie Lyn Kaufman As Told To Korin Miller, SELF, "This Is What It's Really Like to Experience Psychosis," 23 Aug. 2018 Highmore plays a talented young surgeon with autism and savant-syndrome, but in real life, the actor is neurotypical. — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "Exclusive: 'The Good Doctor' Star Tamlyn Tomita Responds to the Show's Biggest Criticism," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neurotypical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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neurotypical
adjective
neu·ro·typ·i·cal
| \ ˌn(y)u̇r-(ˌ)ȯ-ˈti-pi-kəl
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Medical Definition of neurotypical
: not affected with a developmental disorder and especially autism spectrum disorder : exhibiting or characteristic of typical neurological development
With developmental disorders, there is an added layer of confusion because people often appear neurotypical; they function well in some situations and not in others.— Sallie Tisdale, Harper's, April 2012