Autism and special needs · Grandparent or carer
Tools that may help you
Each tool asks a few short questions about your home and gives you one step you can start today. Free, no sign-up, and your answers stay on your device.
- Tantrum or meltdown?Toddlers and children · 7 questionsWas it a tantrum or a meltdown? Six signs from one outburst, and what helps with each. They look the same and need different answers.Open the tool →
- What happened before the meltdown?Toddlers · 7 questionsThink back to one meltdown. Seven questions look at what came just before it: hunger, tiredness, the word no, stopping something, wanting you. Most meltdowns have a pattern you can see.Open the tool →
- Morning cardChildren 3 and up · 4 questionsA morning with one step per line, timed back from the moment you leave. Print it for the bedroom door, and stop repeating yourself.Open the tool →
- After-school planChildren and teens · 6 questionsThe first half hour after school decides the evening. Refill first, questions later: a short plan for calmer afternoons.Open the tool →
- What to sayAny parent, in the moment · 4 questionsIn the middle of a hard moment, one sentence that helps, and the talk to have later when everyone is calm.Open the tool →
- Care agreementThe wider family · 9 questionsFor grandparents, relatives, carers and stepparents. Agree on where to start, and three clear lines everyone around the child can hold.Open the tool →