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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), Neuro-Affirming Glossary 2026 card, Autistic Realms shop picture

Neuro-Affirming Glossary 2026 card: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). Starting point. An intense emotional pain set off by real or perceived rejection, criticism or a sense of falling short. The term was popularised by ADHD psychiatrist William Dodson in articles from 2016 onwards (Dodson, 2016, 2017) and is widely used in ADHD and Autistic communities. It is not a formal diagnosis and has little research behind it so far, though years of rejection and criticism can make it harder to bear. Shop preview with a small Autistic Realms watermark; the download has no watermark.

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) – Glossary 2026 card

Name: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) - Glossary 2026 card
SKU: 14629
Price: 2.00 GBP
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One card from the Neuro-Affirming Glossary 2026: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), with its definition and symbol. Pay what you like, from £1.

Please note: the frame and the small Autistic Realms watermark are only on the shop picture. When you buy, you get the picture or file itself, clean, with no frame and no watermark.

Category: Glossary

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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is one of the 222 words in the Neuro-Affirming Glossary of Key Words and Terms (2026 Edition). This card has the word, its short definition and its symbol, as a 1080 × 1080 PNG for screens, slides, handouts or social media. The card reads:

“An intense emotional pain set off by real or perceived rejection, criticism or a sense of falling short. The term was popularised by ADHD psychiatrist William Dodson in articles from 2016 onwards (Dodson, 2016, 2017) and is widely used in ADHD and Autistic communities. It is not a formal diagnosis and has little research behind it so far, though years of rejection and criticism can make it harder to bear.”

Pay what you like for a single card, from £1 (suggested £2). If you would like every card, the Neuro-Affirming Glossary 2026 Bundle includes the e-book and the complete 222-card deck, with print files and A4 posters. All 222 words are also free to read on the Glossary page.

No watermark on your download. The small Autistic Realms watermark is only on the shop preview picture. The card you download is clean, with no watermark.

Instant download after checkout. Made in Canva. Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: please credit Helen Edgar (Autistic Realms), share it unadapted and for non-commercial use only. Full terms are in my Terms and Conditions of Use.