neurotypicaladj.n.
/ˌnjʊərəʊˈtɪpᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌn(j)uroʊˈtɪpᵻk(ə)l/, /ˌn(j)ərəˈtɪpᵻk(ə)l/ A. adj.
Neurologically typical; spec. exhibiting ordinary, as opposed to autistic, thinking and behaviour.
ΚΠ
1994 Clarification in bit.listserv.autism (Usenet newsgroup) 5 Dec. This goes for a neurotypical child, as well as an autistic child.
1997 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 22 Oct. 2/5 If only there was a handbook on how to deal with neurotypical (ordinary) people.
2002 Guardian 16 Oct. ii. 15/4 Hafner's approach also reflects the patient observation that we ‘neurotypical’ parents need to use if we hope to understand our [autistic] children's behaviour.
2004 G. Dixon & L. M. Addy Making Inclusion work for Children with Dyspraxia ii. 14 With experience and practice this simple act becomes unconscious and the motor plan formulated automatic in neurotypical children.
B. n.
A neurotypical person.
ΚΠ
1996 Re: TS: Disorder of Disinhibition & Overcontrol? (Part 1) in alt.support.tourette (Usenet newsgroup) 12 Apr. The autistics speak about ‘Neurotypicals’ being a totally alien culture.
1997 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 1 Feb. b6/3 The adults with autism I know refer to the rest of us as ‘neurotypicals’.
2003 M. Atwood Oryx & Crake (2004) viii. 239 Jimmy was becoming annoyed by Crake's way of introducing him—‘This is Jimmy, the neurotypical’—but he knew better than to show it.
2006 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 6 July s5/2 I am what is referred to as an ‘NT’ (neurotypical) in the autistic world. A person of average brain wiring.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1994