Glossary

Terms that come up across the Knowledge Library, defined once, in plain language — linked from wherever they're actually used.

• Burnout

  Deep mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion — in neurodivergent people, often building up after sustained masking, overload, or unmet needs, without enough time to recover.

• Double Empathy Problem

  The idea that communication breakdown between people with very different styles is usually mutual, not a one-sided deficit in either person.

• Masking

  Hiding or adjusting a natural reaction so it reads as easier to be around — often automatic, and often effortful to keep up. Sometimes called camouflaging in autism and ADHD research.