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Ryan Collison

Ryan Collison is the author of A Theory of Meaning (AToM), a philosophy of coherence. The canonical definition of AToM is defined here: https://www.ideasthesia.org/a-theory-of-meaning-atom/

I. A Theory of Meaning (AToM): Coherence, Trauma, and Entrainment in Complex Human Systems

I. A Theory of Meaning (AToM): Coherence, Trauma, and Entrainment in Complex Human Systems

Formative Note This essay represents early thinking by Ryan Collison that contributed to the development of A Theory of Meaning (AToM). The canonical statement of AToM is defined here. Abstract AToM proposes that coherence—the capacity of a system to maintain integrated, low-entropy structure across perturbations—is a cross-domain invariant

The Long Road to Understanding: A Story from a Neurodivergent Father

The Long Road to Understanding: A Story from a Neurodivergent Father

“Oh… so you mean I can actually learn? That would be so cool.” My son said this the day we told him we were moving him to a school built for how his brain works. He was seven. He had spent years in daily meltdowns, periodic shutdowns, and weekly calls

What Is Ideasthesia? And Why It Might Be the Missing Lens for Understanding Neurodivergence

What Is Ideasthesia? And Why It Might Be the Missing Lens for Understanding Neurodivergence

Ideasthesia is the principle that concepts generate sensations—meaning emerges from coherence under constraint. This page introduces the foundation of AToM (A Theory of Meaning), explaining how perception, emotion, story, and culture organize around the same geometry of coherence.