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Neuro (orientation)
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Neurosexual
| Orientation: | Any |
|---|---|
| Prefix: | Neuro |
Neuro- is an orientation prefix on the anattractional spectrum where one's attraction is affected by one's neurodivergence. It can be used to describe one's condition affecting their orientations or just as a standalone identity.
Neuro- is exclusive to neurodivergent individuals.
Related Terms
| Term | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroacri- | Similar | One who experiences attraction, but that experience feels unnatural or wrong, as though it should not happen to them, due to neurodivergence. | Neuroacri- specifies how neurodivergence affects ones orientation. |
| Neurogender | Similar | One’s gender is in some way linked to their neurodivergence, mental illness, or neurological conditions. | Neurogender is the gender equivalent. |
Orientations
| Term | Flag | Coiner |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroalterous | Pastelmemer (potentially)[1] | |
| Neuroplatonic | Pastelmemer (potentially)[1] | |
| Neuroqueerplatonic | Pastelmemer (potentially)[1] | |
| Neuroromantic | Pastelmemer (potentially)[2] | |
| Neurosensual | Pastelmemer (potentially)[1] | |
| Neurosexual | Pastelmemer (potentially)[2] |
History
Neurosexual and Neuroromantic may have been coined by Pastelmemer, they were both uploaded to the Tumblr blog Pride-color-schemes on July 4, 2016.[2]
Flags
The flags of neuroalterous, neuroplatonic, neuroqueerplatonic, neuroromantic, neurosensual and neurosexual were all designed by Pastelmemer around the same time it was uploaded to the Tumblr blog Pride-color-schemes.[1][2]
