Research

Academic frameworks and peer-reviewed grounding for neurodivergent lived experience — because anecdote is not enough and neither is data without context.

The Cognitive-Capital Mediation (CCM) model

The CCM framework provides an empirically grounded account of how cognitive capital — the neurocognitive resources individuals bring to social and institutional interactions — mediates the relationship between social capital (Putnam, Bourdieu, Coleman) and life outcomes for neurodivergent people. The model integrates social capital theory, disability studies, and neuroscience to explain why neurodivergent people systematically underperform on metrics designed for neurotypical cognition — and what structural changes would close that gap.

Publications

Signal and Noise — The memoir that serves as the empirical case study anchoring the CCM framework.

Lost in the Labyrinth: ADHD, Healthcare System Navigation, and Disability Rights in America — White paper prepared in partnership with ADDA (2026). A ~40-page academic document covering the neurobiological reality of ADHD, healthcare navigation barriers, disability rights legal frameworks, and policy recommendations.

Open Science Framework

Research projects are registered with the Open Science Framework (OSF) to ensure transparency, reproducibility, and open access to findings. Pre-registration details available on request.

Theoretical grounding

Our work draws on Robert Putnam’s social capital framework, Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory, James Coleman’s network-based social capital, Russell Barkley’s executive function model, and the disability rights tradition of the social model. Citations available in peer-reviewed format upon request.