diff --git a/autoapi/base.py b/autoapi/base.py
index 8e2ccbd..657b834 100644
--- a/autoapi/base.py
+++ b/autoapi/base.py
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ class AutoAPIBase(object):
     def __init__(self, obj):
         self.obj = obj
 
-
     def render(self, ctx=None):
         if not ctx:
             ctx = {}
         template = env.get_template(
             '{language}/{type}.rst'.format(language=self.language, type=self.type)
         )
-        ctx.update(**self.__dict__)
+        ctx.update(**self.get_context_data())
         return template.render(**ctx)
 
     def get_absolute_path(self):
@@ -25,6 +24,9 @@ class AutoAPIBase(object):
             name=self.name,
         )
 
+    def get_context_data(self):
+        return self.__dict__
+
 
 class UnknownType(AutoAPIBase):