Neuro-Affirming Glossary: The Card Deck 2026

Description

Updated 30 October 2026: now 222 cards in one Complete deck (no more Part 1 and Part 2), with 34 new words since 2025, including ABA, PBS, PTSD, Autistic Inertia, Hyperempathy, Presuming Competence, Capitalism and Crip Time, plus a Welcome card and a How to Use card. Bigger text in the accessible Atkinson Hyperlegible font, dark green symbols, and a sage or gold frame and label showing each card’s level. Where someone coined or named a word, and this is well documented, the card credits them. The update follows two reviews by Ryan Boren of Stimpunks Foundation. Already bought it? The update is free: the download links in your order confirmation email now give you the new versions, with no limit and no expiry. Can’t find the email? Write to helen@autisticrealms.com from the email address you used to buy. See what changed.

The Card Deck 2026: 222 neuro-affirming glossary cards, one word or term on each card with a short definition and its own symbol. Made for discussion, teaching, staff training, reflection and family conversations. The full definitions, references, sources and guidance are in the e-book.

What is inside

• 222 square cards, A to Z, plus a Welcome card and a How to Use card
• The Complete deck for screens, tablets and whiteboards: one card per page, A to Z, in one PDF
• A single-sided print version with 4 cards on each A4 page (58 pages), with grey cutting lines
• A double-sided print version for training (117 pages): the definition on the front, and the word, its symbol, its level and the Autistic Realms logo on the back, with a page on how to print and a page of ideas for using the cards in training
• A4 posters, one card per A4 page, for classrooms, staff rooms and therapy rooms
• Every card with its own symbol, its level and a small © Autistic Realms 2026, in the accessible Atkinson Hyperlegible font (9 to 12 pt when printed 4 to a page)
• A plain-text Word version of the 222 definitions, references and sources, for screen readers, large print and translation tools
• Free: How to use the Neuro-Affirming Glossary, a 7-page activity guide for individuals and journalling, 1:1 and group work, educational settings, and workplace and practitioner training
• Which file do I need? A one-page guide to the files

Using a screen reader? The plain-text Word version has every definition, reference and source.

Also on Amazon: the book itself is out as a Kindle edition on 14 November 2026 and is available to pre-order now from Amazon UK and Amazon US. The paperback is out on the same day.

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