

The neurodiversity movement is primarily associated with people who are on the autism spectrum, as well as "cousin" conditions such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, learning disorders such as dyslexia, and motor disorders such as dyspraxia and Tourette's Syndrome. Neurodiversity is comparable to biodiversity and refers to the neuro-cognitive variability found in all humans, such as mood, learning, attention, social behavior, and other mental traits. Neurodiverse, coined by Judy Singer, is not equivalent to "neurological disorder" or "autistic" an individual person is not neurodiverse. ↑ Neurodivergent is a term associated with the neurodiversity movement.Since it is a gender identity that is outside the binary concepts of masculinity and femininity, xenogender is a non-binary identity.

The term "xenogender" itself was designed to help fill the lexical gap by using terms not typically associated with gender or describing gender with metaphors. They may feel they cannot place a label on themselves, or feel as though they lack the terms to fully express their gender or identity, something that derives from a lexical gap. Xenogender individuals may use ideas and identities outside of the gender binary to describe themselves and avoid binary gendered identifiers, such as using only their first name or the name of an animal. Xenogender is defined as "a gender that cannot be contained by human understandings of gender more concerned with crafting other methods of gender categorization and hierarchy such as those relating to animals, plants, or other creatures/things". In another redefinition from 2018, neurogenders were described as "genders specific to neurodivergent people whose experience of gender relates to their neurotype or who feel they can't fully understand gender due to their neurotype." Neutrois There are many different neurogenders related to most, if not all, neurodivergencies." This specific redefinition has been cited in at least one print source. īy 2016, "neurogender" had been redefined by others as "an umbrella term to describe when someone's gender is somehow linked to their neurotype, mental illness, or neurological conditions. Neurogender just means that a person's perception of their gender is influenced by them being neurodivergent." As the meaning of the term "neurodivergent" has been debated, it is unclear which definition was intended. And no, it is not 'turning neurological disorders into a gender'. Obviously, you have to be neurodivergent to identify as this gender. It can be both an identity and an umbrella term for genders that are limited to neurodivergent people. It was further elaborated upon as the following: "Neurogender is a gender feeling that is linked to someone's neurodivergence. Neurogender identity was originally proposed as "a gender feeling that is strongly linked to one's status as neurodivergent".
