Stimpunks is a growing knowledge ecosystem exploring how environments, institutions, and cultures can support cognitive diversity.

This index helps you navigate the system.

You can explore it through:

• vocabulary
• patterns
• design recipes
• environments
• participation systems
• frameworks for institutions and civilization

Start Here

If you are new to Stimpunks, begin with these pages:

• Start Here
• How to Use Stimpunks
• The Neurodivergent Design Handbook

These pages explain the basic structure of the site.

Vocabulary and Concepts

The glossary provides shared language for understanding neurodivergent experience.

Explore:

• Glossary
• Glossary Map
• Everyday Neurodivergent Realities

These pages help people find words for experiences that are often misunderstood.

The Pattern Language

Patterns describe recurring structures in neurodivergent life.

Start with:

• Core Patterns of Neurodivergent Life

Explore the full pattern system:

• Pattern Library
• Pattern Atlas
• Pattern Graph
• Pattern Clusters
• Pattern Paths

Examples of patterns include:

• Pattern 01 — Monotropism
• Pattern 02 — Spiky Profiles
• Pattern 03 — Sensory Load
• Pattern 04 — Processing Time
• Pattern 05 — Deep Attention
• Pattern 06 — Social Energy
• Pattern 07 — Regulation First
• Pattern 08 — Masking Pressure
• Pattern 09 — Environment Fit
• Pattern 10 — Energy Accounting
• Pattern 11 — Burnout Threshold
• Pattern 12 — Energy Recovery

Design Recipes

Recipes translate patterns into practical design actions.

Explore:

• Pattern Recipes

Examples include:

• Designing Attention Sanctuaries
• Designing Sensory-Safe Spaces
• Designing Flexible Participation
• Designing Intermittent Collaboration
• Designing Recovery Cycles
• Designing Monotropic Workflows
• Designing Predictable Environments
• Designing Regulation Spaces

Recipes make the pattern language usable in everyday contexts.

Environments

Recipes shape real environments.

Explore:

• Designing Neurodivergent Environments

Examples include:

• Neurodivergent Classrooms
• Neurodivergent Workplaces
• Neurodivergent Libraries
• Inclusive Meetings

One environment model is:

• Designing Cavendish Space

Participation and Collaboration

Neurodivergent collaboration requires different participation systems.

Explore:

• The Neurodivergent Participation Toolkit
• Asynchronous Communication
• Interaction Badges

These tools support multiple ways of contributing.

Design Frameworks

Stimpunks also includes frameworks for designing systems.

Explore:

• The Stimpunks Design Method
• The Stimpunks Design Language
• Collaborative Niche Construction
• Neurodivergent Design Principles

Diagnostics and Standards

These pages help evaluate environments and institutions.

Explore:

• Neurodivergent Environment Diagnostics
• The Neurodivergent Design Standard
• Design Standard Stack

Maps of the System

Several pages help visualize the ecosystem.

Explore:

• The Three Maps of Stimpunks
• The Stimpunks Universe Map
• The Pattern Atlas
• The Pattern Graph

These maps show how ideas connect across the system.

Civilization-Level Ideas

Stimpunks also explores how cognitive diversity might reshape society.

Explore:

• A Pattern Language for Neurodivergent Civilization
• The Architecture of Neurodivergent Civilization
• The Neurodivergent Civilization Atlas
• The Neurodivergent Civilization Stack
• The Neurodivergent Operating System

The Knowledge Ecosystem

The Stimpunks ecosystem grows through connections between ideas.

Concepts
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Glossary
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Patterns
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Recipes
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Environments
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Institutions
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Civilization

Explore:

• The Stimpunks Knowledge System
• The Stimpunks Knowledge Ecosystem

A Living Knowledge Garden

Stimpunks is not a finished theory.

It is a shared exploration of neurodivergent life and design.

New patterns, recipes, environments, and participation systems will continue to emerge.

This index helps readers navigate that evolving landscape.