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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Neurodiverse
Description: Neurodiverse is an adjective that means displaying atypical neurological behavior.Â
A recent addition to the English language, our word of the day has been around since earlier this century when scientists were developing a deeper understanding of what made some people think and act differently than others. The scientists involved in this area are called neuroscientists, a word that shares the Greek prefix N-E-U-R-O— meaning related to the brain or nervous system — with our word of the day.Â
The second half of neurodiverse is the word diverse, which comes from M...