Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Narrative Skills(also: Narrative Competence, Storytelling Skills)
- The ability to recount events — real or imagined — as a coherent, temporally ordered, causally linked story that another person can follow. Narrative skills rest on autobiographical memory retrieval, event sequencing, referential clarity (introducing and tracking characters),…
- Neuroplasticity(also: Brain Plasticity, Neural Plasticity)
- The brain's ability to reorganize its structure and function in response to experience, learning, and environmental stimulation throughout life. Neuroplasticity is a legitimate neuroscience concept, but in autism tech marketing it is often invoked to suggest that technology can…
- Noise Sensitivity(also: Auditory Hypersensitivity, Hyperacusis, Sound Sensitivity)
- A heightened physiological and emotional response to sounds that others may tolerate without difficulty. Common among autistic individuals and people with other sensory processing differences, noise sensitivity can cause distress, anxiety, and sensory overload in everyday…
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