Mental Health Glossary
Plain-language definitions for common mental health terms, symptoms, supports, and everyday wellbeing language.
Browse clear, accessible glossary pages across mental health, neurodiversity, learning, education, disability, therapy, support work, and wellbeing topics. This index helps visitors find plain-language explanations without needing to search through the whole website.
Some glossary terms may reference mental health, trauma, disability, medical language, education systems, or support services. These definitions are for learning and understanding only, not diagnosis or emergency advice.
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Plain-language definitions for common mental health terms, symptoms, supports, and everyday wellbeing language.
Terms connected to trauma-informed support, nervous-system language, grounding, triggers, and emotional regulation.
Helpful explanations of therapy types, treatment terms, counselling language, and support options.
Definitions for psychiatry, medication, clinical language, and terms people may hear during appointments.
Accessible definitions for neurodiversity, neurodivergence, identity language, strengths, support, and inclusion.
Autism-related terms explained clearly, including sensory needs, communication, masking, shutdowns, and support language.
Definitions for ADHD traits, executive functioning, attention, emotional regulation, motivation, and daily-life supports.
Terms for sensory differences, sensory overload, sensory seeking, sensory avoiding, and body-based sensory systems.
Definitions for learning differences, learning disabilities, classroom supports, and education-related language.
School and education terms explained for students, families, teachers, support workers, and learning teams.
Helpful terms for accommodations, reasonable adjustments, access needs, disability support, and inclusive environments.
Definitions for support roles, professional titles, allied health language, and service-related terms.
Gentle definitions for safety, recovery, abuse-related terms, boundaries, coercive control, and support language.
Common medical and clinical words explained in a calmer, easier-to-understand way for appointments and resources.
Definitions connected to eating disorders, food-related distress, body image, recovery language, and support terms.
Terms for invisible disabilities, hidden support needs, chronic conditions, accessibility, and everyday understanding.