Ableism
Understanding how society devalues disability
Compendium
Every entry, alphabetical. 92 entries.
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Academic Ableism
When Learning Becomes Impossible
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Academic Ableism
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Adaptive Functioning
Everyday Skills for Independent Living and Growth
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Adaptive Functioning
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ADHD Tax
The Recurring Costs of Living in Systems Not Built for Your Brain
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ADHD Tax
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Agency & Self-Determination
Neurodivergent Autonomy and Choice
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Agency & Self-Determination
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Alexisomia
When the Body's Signals Don't Come Through Clearly
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Alexisomia
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Alexithymia
Navigating Emotions Without a Map
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Alexithymia
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Anomic Aphasia (Anomia)
When the Word Won't Come: Language Differences in Word Retrieval
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Anomic Aphasia (Anomia)
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Autistic Emancipation
From Accommodation to Liberation: The Ongoing Struggle for Autistic Self-Determination and Systemic Justice
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Autistic Emancipation
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Autistic Flat Affect
When Internal Emotions Don’t Match External Representation
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Autistic Flat Affect
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Autistic Neurolingual Patterns
Communication Diversity in the Autistic Experience
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Autistic Neurolingual Patterns
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Autistic Worldview
How Autistic Culture Challenges the Story That Something Is Wrong
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Autodidactism
Self-Directed Learning as a Neurodivergent Strength
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Autodidactism
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Beyond Behaviors Approach
A Neurodevelopmental Approach to Understanding Challenging Behaviors
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Beyond Behaviors Approach
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Community of Practice
Learning Together in Our Natural Habitat
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Community of Practice
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Cult of Compliance
The Enforcement of "Normal" Through Force
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Direct vs. Indirect Communication
A cultural difference in how meaning is made and shared
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DisCrit (Disability Critical Race Theory)
Where Disability and Race Meet: Understanding Overlapping Systems of Oppression
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Epistemic Injustice
When Knowledge Is Power and Power Controls Knowledge
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Epistemic Injustice
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Hyper-Empathy
When emotions arrive without a border
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Hyper-Empathy
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Hyperthymesia
When Every Day Stays Vivid
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Hyperthymesia
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Identity-First Language
Embracing Disability as Part of Identity
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Identity-First Language
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Indigenous Perspectives on Autism
Cultural Frameworks That Honor Neurological Diversity as Gift and Spiritual Connection
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Indigenous Perspectives on Autism
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Inspiration Porn
When Disability Becomes a Feel-Good Spectacle for Others
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Inspiration Porn
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Interoception & Alexisomia
Understanding Your Body's Internal Signaling System
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Interoception & Alexisomia
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Interpersonal Neurobiology Framework
How Relationships Sculpt Our Brains
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Interpersonal Neurobiology Framework
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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
The Hidden Engines of Engagement
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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
When Immune Cells Go Rogue
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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
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Meltdown/Shutdown (Acute Responses to Monotropic Split)
When the Monotropic Mind's Protective Systems Activate
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Meltdown/Shutdown (Acute Responses to Monotropic Split)
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Misophonia
When Sounds Trigger Intense Neurological Responses
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Misophonia
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Moral Reasoning
The Neurodivergent Ethical Compass
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Moral Reasoning
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Neural Pluralism
Beyond Hierarchies Toward a Balanced Democracy of Brain Networks
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Neural Pluralism
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Neurodivergent Love Locutions
When Connection Looks Different: Five Ways Neurodivergent People Show They Care
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Neurodivergent Love Locutions
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Neurodiversity Paradigm
A Framework Redefining Neurological Differences as Natural Human Variation
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Neurodiversity Paradigm
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Neuroeducation
Where Brain Science Meets Learning
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Neuroeducation
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Neurotypical
How Naming the Norm Revealed the Power Behind It
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Object Personification
When Objects Become Friends: The Autistic Experience of Relationships with Non-Living Things
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Object Personification
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Oppression Olympics
The competitive ranking of suffering that keeps marginalized communities divided
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Oppression Olympics
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Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
When Emotional Pain Hits Like a Physical Blow
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Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
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Representation Gap
The Missing Puzzle Pieces: Why Authentic Neurodivergent Voices and Faces Matter
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Representation Gap
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Same Food / Samefood
When the Same Food Is the Right Food
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Social Navigation
Reading the Room When the Room Wasn't Built for You
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Social Navigation
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Structural Ableism
Systemic Barriers and Discriminatory Practices Embedded in Society's Institutions and Norms
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Structural Ableism
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Systems Thinking
How Complex Systems and Autistic Cognition Naturally Align Through Pattern Recognition and Holistic Analysis
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Technoableism
When Technology Tries to "Fix" Rather Than Include
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Technoableism
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Temporal Perception Difference
"Time Blindness" Hurts More Than Just Your Schedule
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Temporal Perception Difference
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Tendril Theory
A community-developed visual metaphor for how neurodivergent minds experience focus and the cost of interrupted attention
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Tendril Theory
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Thin Slice Judgments
When First Impressions Become Lasting Barriers
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Toolbelt Theory
A Neurodivergent Approach to Self-Determined Success Strategies
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Toolbelt Theory
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Transepistemics
The relationship between language and the environment
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Transepistemics
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Unmasking (Autistic)
Embracing Authentic Autistic Expression by Shedding Neurotypical Performance
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Unmasking (Autistic)