Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Literal language processing(also: Literal interpretation)
- The tendency to interpret language at face value, understanding words and phrases according to their explicit, dictionary meaning rather than inferring implied, figurative, or contextual meanings. Literal language processing is common among many autistic individuals and can lead…
- Lost Generation
- In ADHD and autism discourse, the term refers to adults — particularly women, minority genders, and people of colour — who went undiagnosed as children due to gendered diagnostic criteria, systemic medical bias, and the historical exclusion of non-white, non-male bodies from…
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