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Neurodivergent

Someone who has neurodivergence.  It is a way to describe an abnormal variation in someone’s brain affecting their social skills, cognitive learning ability, attention span, as well as the moods they experience.  Neurodivergent people process, learn, and behave differently from what is considered normal.
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