The Stimpunks Pattern Language is a network. Each pattern connects to other patterns, and together they describe how neurodivergent life interacts with environments.

This graph shows how the first core patterns relate to one another. Some patterns shape attention. Some describe regulation and overload. Some describe social access. Others shape the environments people live, learn, and work in.

Follow the pattern that feels most familiar, then trace the links outward.

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The Core Pattern Graph

                           [ Pattern 12 ]
                        Burnout Threshold
                                ▲
                                │
                                │
                  [ Pattern 11 ]│[ Pattern 08 ]
                  Energy        │Masking Pressure
                  Accounting    │
                         ▲      │      ▲
                         │      │      │
                         │      │      │
                    [ Pattern 07 ]     │
                    Regulation First   │
                         ▲             │
                         │             │
                         │             │
[ Pattern 01 ] ───► [ Pattern 05 ] ◄───┘
Monotropism          Deep Attention
      │                    │
      │                    │
      ▼                    ▼
[ Pattern 02 ] ───► [ Pattern 04 ] ───► [ Pattern 10 ]
Spiky Profiles      Processing Time     Access Modes
      │                    ▲
      │                    │
      ▼                    │
[ Pattern 03 ] ────────────┘
Sensory Load
      │
      ▼
[ Pattern 09 ]
Environment Fit
      │
      ▼
[ Pattern 06 ]
Social Energy

This graph is not exhaustive. It is a wayfinding map for the early pattern language.

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Read the Graph by Cluster

Attention Patterns

• Pattern 01 — Monotropism
• Pattern 02 — Spiky Profiles
• Pattern 04 — Processing Time
• Pattern 05 — Deep Attention

These patterns describe how attention narrows, deepens, and interacts with ability, time, and focus.

Regulation Patterns

• Pattern 03 — Sensory Load
• Pattern 07 — Regulation First
• Pattern 11 — Energy Accounting
• Pattern 12 — Burnout Threshold

These patterns describe overload, recovery, regulation, and the limits of sustainable participation.

Social and Access Patterns

• Pattern 06 — Social Energy
• Pattern 10 — Access Modes
• Pattern 08 — Masking Pressure

These patterns describe participation, masking, communication, and the cost of navigating social environments.

Environment Patterns

• Pattern 09 — Environment Fit

This pattern describes the relationship between people and the conditions they inhabit. Environment fit is where patterns become design.

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How to Use the Pattern Graph

• Start with a familiar pattern. If one pattern feels immediately recognizable, begin there.
• Follow the links outward. Each pattern connects to others that help explain more of the system.
• Move into recipes. Once the patterns are visible, explore Pattern Recipes to see how they shape design.
• Move into environments. Then visit Designing Neurodivergent Environments to see how patterns change real spaces.

The graph helps readers move from recognition to design.

Pattern
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Pattern Cluster
↓
Recipe
↓
Environment

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Explore the Pattern Language

• A Pattern Language for Neurodivergent Life
• Core Patterns of Neurodivergent Life
• Pattern Library
• Pattern Recipes
• The Stimpunks Design Method

Patterns do not stand alone. They form a living system that helps us understand experience and redesign environments.