Stimpunks is not just a website.

It is a knowledge garden — a growing landscape of ideas, patterns, tools, and environments that help people understand and design for neurodivergent life.

Instead of organizing knowledge as a rigid hierarchy, the site grows more like a garden ecosystem.

Ideas spread, connect, cross-pollinate, and evolve.

Readers can move through the garden in many directions.

A Different Kind of Knowledge System

Traditional knowledge systems often look like this:

Subjects
↓
Categories
↓
Articles

This structure works well for encyclopedias.

But neurodivergent life is relational and ecological, not neatly categorical.

The Stimpunks system instead grows like this:

Experiences
↓
Concepts
↓
Glossary
↓
Patterns
↓
Recipes
↓
Environments
↓
Systems

Each layer grows from lived experience.

The Garden Structure

The Stimpunks knowledge garden has several interconnected regions.

Vocabulary Garden

Shared language grows here.

Explore:

• Glossary
• Glossary Map

These pages help people find words for experiences that often go unnamed.

Pattern Garden

Patterns describe recurring structures in neurodivergent life.

Explore:

• Core Patterns of Neurodivergent Life
• Pattern Library
• Pattern Atlas
• Pattern Graph
• Pattern Clusters

Patterns are like plants in the garden — each describing a recurring ecological relationship.

Recipe Garden

Recipes translate patterns into practical actions.

Explore:

• Pattern Recipes

Examples include:

• Designing Attention Sanctuaries
• Designing Flexible Participation
• Designing Sensory-Safe Spaces
• Designing Recovery Cycles

Recipes help people apply the ideas in real environments.

Environment Garden

These pages explore environments designed for cognitive diversity.

Explore:

• Designing Neurodivergent Environments

Examples include:

• Neurodivergent Classrooms
• Neurodivergent Workplaces
• Neurodivergent Libraries
• Designing Cavendish Space

These environments align attention, energy, and environment.

Framework Garden

Frameworks help scale ideas across institutions and systems.

Explore:

• The Stimpunks Framework
• The Stimpunks Stack
• The Neurodivergent Operating System
• The Neurodivergent Civilization Stack

These pages explore how neurodivergent design might reshape institutions.

Navigating the Garden

Several maps help readers navigate the landscape.

Explore:

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

Each map shows a different perspective on the system.

Rhizomes and Mycelium

The structure of the knowledge garden resembles both a rhizome and a mycelial network.

Explore:

• Autistic Rhizome
• A Mycelium and a Rhizome

Ideas do not grow in straight lines.

They spread sideways, form networks, and connect across domains.

The Garden Is Alive

The Stimpunks knowledge garden is not finished.

New ideas continue to grow:

• new patterns
• new recipes
• new environments
• new participation systems

Readers, collaborators, and communities contribute to its growth.

The garden evolves as people explore it.

How to Explore the Garden

If you are new to Stimpunks:

1. Start with How to Use Stimpunks.
2. Explore Core Patterns of Neurodivergent Life.
3. Try a few Design Recipes.
4. Explore Neurodivergent Environments.

From there, follow the paths that interest you.

The garden is meant to be explored.