Neurodiversity A-Z
Plain-English entries on neurodevelopmental conditions, characteristics, access needs and the N3URO WORLD® vocabulary. Each entry is clearly labelled as a diagnosis, characteristic, access need, debated term or concept.
40 entries
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, activity levels and impulse control. It is diagnosed by a specialist and can continue into adulthood.
Read ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)Access preferences
A short, family-defined summary of how someone prefers places, people and sequences to feel.
Read Access preferencesAdvance information
Practical details a family can look at before a visit so the day holds fewer surprises.
Read Advance informationArrival plan
A simple family plan for the first minutes at a new place, often the most demanding part of a visit.
Read Arrival planAutism
Autism is a lifelong difference in how a person communicates, interacts with others and experiences the world. It is not an illness, and every autistic person is different.
Read AutismBuilt environment
The physical, service and digital infrastructure that shapes how families use places — stations, workplaces, developments and public buildings.
Read Built environmentCo-regulation
When a calm, trusted adult helps someone else settle by staying steady, close and unhurried beside them.
Read Co-regulationDigital Access Passport
An adult-managed, shareable profile that captures how someone communicates, what helps and how they prefer environments to feel.
Read Digital Access PassportDiscovery session
An Advisory session where N3URO and your team map how neuro-inclusive family infrastructure applies to your organisation.
Read Discovery sessionDyslexia
Dyslexia is a common learning difference that mainly affects reading, spelling and processing written language. It is lifelong and is not linked to intelligence.
Read DyslexiaDyspraxia (developmental co-ordination disorder)
Dyspraxia, also called developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), is a condition that affects physical co-ordination and movement planning. It does not affect intelligence.
Read Dyspraxia (developmental co-ordination disorder)Environmental access
Considering neurological access as part of the environments, services and places families use — alongside physical and digital accessibility.
Read Environmental accessFamily journey
The whole arc a family moves through across an environment or service — before, during and after — not just a single point of interaction.
Read Family journeyFamily regulation space
A room, zone or moment designed to help a family return to a settled state before, during or after a demanding environment.
Read Family regulation spaceFlight Academy
The aviation pathway within N3URO Academy — from "My First Flight" to flight systems and simulation.
Read Flight AcademyInfrastructure review
A structured N3URO review of a space, service or system against neuro-inclusive family principles.
Read Infrastructure reviewJourney tools
Practical, family-made tools for preparing, planning and navigating environments with greater confidence.
Read Journey toolsMasking
Hiding or holding back natural responses to fit in, which can take a lot of energy over time.
Read MaskingN3URO Academy
Neuro-inclusive learning pathways in flight and rail, carried across three age levels: Discover, Explore and Advance.
Read N3URO AcademyN3URO Access
The family-facing membership platform — profiles, passports, knowledge and tools for navigating the built environment with greater confidence.
Read N3URO AccessN3URO Advisory
Strategic advisory for organisations shaping neuro-inclusive family infrastructure — design, review and delivery alongside operators and developers.
Read N3URO AdvisoryN3URO Experiences
Private, themed, immersive family experiences — delivered at home or as extraordinary celebrations.
Read N3URO ExperiencesNeuro-Inclusive Family Infrastructure
A way of considering environments, services and systems so neurological difference is treated as part of the family journey, not an afterthought.
Read Neuro-Inclusive Family InfrastructureNeuro-affirming design
Designing places and services that respect different ways of experiencing the world, rather than expecting everyone to adapt.
Read Neuro-affirming designNeurodivergent family experiences
Private, carefully-paced family experiences designed around neurological difference, not as a reasonable adjustment.
Read Neurodivergent family experiencesParent Base
The parent and carer community within N3URO WORLD® — practical membership benefits, peer insight and family-made support.
Read Parent BaseParent Wellbeing Infrastructure
The physical, service and social support that lets parents and carers remain regulated, productive and present with their family.
Read Parent Wellbeing InfrastructurePathological demand avoidance (PDA)
PDA describes a profile in which everyday demands and expectations cause high anxiety, leading a person to avoid them. It is not a separate diagnosis in UK diagnostic manuals and the term itself is debated.
Read Pathological demand avoidance (PDA)Predictability
Knowing what will happen, in what order, and roughly how long each part will take.
Read PredictabilityQuiet route
A calmer, less crowded way through a building or journey, offered as an alternative to the main flow.
Read Quiet routeRail Academy
The rail pathway within N3URO Academy — from "My First Train Journey" to railway systems and simulation.
Read Rail AcademyRegulation
How a person returns to a calm, settled and ready state after something has felt like too much.
Read RegulationSensory load
The combined amount of sound, light, movement, smell and touch a place asks a person to process at one time.
Read Sensory loadSensory processing differences
Sensory processing differences describe how some people experience sound, light, touch, smell, taste, movement or body signals more or less intensely than others. It is a characteristic, not a standalone UK diagnosis.
Read Sensory processing differencesSensory-aware environments
Spaces where lighting, sound, scent and layout have been considered so sensory load is predictable and adjustable.
Read Sensory-aware environmentsTourette's syndrome
Tourette's syndrome is a neurological condition that causes tics: sudden, repeated movements or sounds that a person cannot fully control.
Read Tourette's syndromeTransition support
Help with moving from one place, activity or stage of a journey to the next.
Read Transition supportVisual journey flow
A simple pictorial sequence of what a family will encounter in an environment, step by step.
Read Visual journey flowVisual story
A short, picture-led walkthrough of what will happen during a visit, told step by step.
Read Visual storyWaiting strategy
The ways a family and a venue make queues and waiting times more manageable.
Read Waiting strategy
General information only, not diagnosis or professional advice.