Stimpunks is a large ecosystem of ideas, tools, and resources about neurodivergent life. If you’re not sure where to start, this page helps you find the right door.
People arrive here for different reasons: some are looking for language to describe their experiences, some are looking for help surviving hostile systems, and some want to design better environments for neurodivergent people.
Three Ways to Use Stimpunks
People come to Stimpunks for different reasons. You can explore the site in three main ways.
Understand Neurodivergent Life
Design Better Environments
- Design Method
- Design Principles
- Collaborative Niche Construction
- Pattern Recipes
- Environments
- Design Standard
Navigate Systems and Survive
Maps of Stimpunks
- Orientation Map — where to start and where to go next
- Universe Map — how the whole Stimpunks world fits together
- Pattern Atlas — pattern clusters and domains
- Pattern Graph — how patterns connect
- Pattern Paths — guided routes through the pattern language
- Design Catalog — curated exploration
- The Stimpunks Stack — the framework architecture
- The Stimpunks Canon — the core ideas and vocabulary
- Glossary Map — language and terminology
- The Three Maps of Stimpunks — three overlapping maps.
Stimpunks includes several kinds of maps: orientation maps, concept maps, pattern maps, and language maps.
If You Need Help Right Now
If you are overwhelmed, burned out, or struggling to cope, start here:
Find the Door That Fits
Different people start in different places. Choose the path that fits what you need right now.
- I want words for what I’m experiencing.
Glossary ·
Glossary Map ·
Monotropism & Attention Worlds - I want to understand neurodivergent life.
Everyday Neurodivergent Realities ·
Experiences of Neurodivergent Life ·
Communication & Interaction Access - I want to design environments that actually work.
The Stimpunks Design Method ·
A Pattern Language for Neurodivergent Life ·
Pattern Recipes - I want the big picture.
The Stimpunks Framework ·
The Stimpunks Stack ·
The Stimpunks Canon
How the Ideas Connect
Much of Stimpunks is organized around a simple progression:
- Experiences — what neurodivergent life feels like
- Patterns — recurring structures behind those experiences
- Design — how to build environments that support those patterns
- Systems — how institutions can change
If You Only Click One Thing
- New to Stimpunks? → Start Here
- Feeling overwhelmed? → Regulation & Coping
- Looking for language? → Glossary
- Want the big picture? → How Stimpunks Works
However you arrive here, you’re not alone. Stimpunks exists to help neurodivergent and disabled people build language, community, and environments where we can live with dignity.
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