Ableism
Understanding how society devalues disability
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41 terms. Each link goes to the brief gloss; from there, a link continues to the full Definition when one exists.
- Academic Ableism
- Adaptive Functioning
- ADHD Tax
- Agency & Self-Determination
- Alexisomia
- Alexithymia
- Anomic Aphasia (Anomia)
- Autistic Emancipation
- Autistic Flat Affect
- Autistic Neurolingual Patterns
- Autodidactism
- Beyond Behaviors Approach
- Community of Practice
- Epistemic Injustice
- Hyper-Empathy
- Hyperthymesia
- Identity-First Language
- Indigenous Perspectives on Autism
- Inspiration Porn
- Interoception & Alexisomia
- Interpersonal Neurobiology Framework
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
- Meltdown/Shutdown (Acute Responses to Monotropic Split)
- Misophonia
- Moral Reasoning
- Neural Pluralism
- Neurodivergent Love Locutions
- Neurodiversity Paradigm
- Neuroeducation
- Object Personification
- Oppression Olympics
- Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
- Representation Gap
- Social Navigation
- Structural Ableism
- Technoableism
- Temporal Perception Difference
- Tendril Theory
- Toolbelt Theory
- Transepistemics
- Unmasking (Autistic)
44 short, self-contained entries. Each is the full Definition that the Glossary terms link into.
- Academic Ableism When Learning Becomes Impossible
- Adaptive Functioning Everyday Skills for Independent Living and Growth
- ADHD Tax The Recurring Costs of Living in Systems Not Built for Your Brain
- Alexisomia When the Body's Signals Don't Come Through Clearly
- Alexithymia Navigating Emotions Without a Map
- Autistic Emancipation From Accommodation to Liberation: The Ongoing Struggle for Autistic Self-Determination and Systemic Justice
- Autistic Flat Affect When Internal Emotions Don’t Match External Representation
- Autodidactism Self-Directed Learning as a Neurodivergent Strength
- Beyond Behaviors Approach A Neurodevelopmental Approach to Understanding Challenging Behaviors
- Cult of Compliance The Enforcement of "Normal" Through Force
- DisCrit (Disability Critical Race Theory) Where Disability and Race Meet: Understanding Overlapping Systems of Oppression
- Hyper-Empathy When emotions arrive without a border
- Hyperthymesia When Every Day Stays Vivid
- Indigenous Perspectives on Autism Cultural Frameworks That Honor Neurological Diversity as Gift and Spiritual Connection
- Inspiration Porn When Disability Becomes a Feel-Good Spectacle for Others
- Interpersonal Neurobiology Framework How Relationships Sculpt Our Brains
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) When Immune Cells Go Rogue
- Meltdown/Shutdown (Acute Responses to Monotropic Split) When the Monotropic Mind's Protective Systems Activate
- Moral Reasoning The Neurodivergent Ethical Compass
- Neural Pluralism Beyond Hierarchies Toward a Balanced Democracy of Brain Networks
- Neurodiversity Paradigm A Framework Redefining Neurological Differences as Natural Human Variation
- Neuroeducation Where Brain Science Meets Learning
- Object Personification When Objects Become Friends: The Autistic Experience of Relationships with Non-Living Things
- Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) When Emotional Pain Hits Like a Physical Blow
- Same Food / Samefood When the Same Food Is the Right Food
- Social Navigation Reading the Room When the Room Wasn't Built for You
- Systems Thinking How Complex Systems and Autistic Cognition Naturally Align Through Pattern Recognition and Holistic Analysis
- Temporal Perception Difference "Time Blindness" Hurts More Than Just Your Schedule
- Toolbelt Theory A Neurodivergent Approach to Self-Determined Success Strategies
- Transepistemics The relationship between language and the environment
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3 entries where two or more domains meet — race and disability, gender and neurodivergence, class and access. Cross-cutting context the single-axis types don't carry on their own. More are in editorial review and will publish as they pass review.
4 long-form scholarly entries. Each one goes deep on its subject. More are in editorial review and will publish as they pass review.
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Eight subject areas across the Compendium
Topic categories cut across content types. Each Article, Definition, Intersection, and Glossary entry is filed under one or more of these eight areas.
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Cognition & Processing
How neurodivergent minds attend, process, and remember — and where the patterns differ from the assumed default.
18 entries
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Structures & Ableism
Systemic conditions: policy, institutions, ableism, and the structural barriers that shape neurodivergent lives.
12 entries
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Communication & Relationships
Language, social navigation, attachment, and how neurodivergent people connect across difference.
11 entries
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Paradigms & Frameworks
The conceptual scaffolding — neurodiversity, DisCrit, the social model, and the frames the Compendium reasons in.
7 entries
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Lived Experience & Wellbeing
First-person accounts and embodied knowledge from inside neurodivergent and disabled experience.
8 entries
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Neurotypes & Traits
Specific neurotypes, traits, and co-occurring patterns described on their own terms.
5 entries
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Culture & Community
Neurodivergent culture, community practices, and the spaces neurodivergent people build together.
5 entries
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Praxis & Tools
Methods, tools, and applied practice — what to do with the rest of the Compendium.
2 entries
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