Autism and special needs · Mother of a child with extra needs
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 →
- Load MapThe adult holding it all · 12 questionsEverything you carry, in your hands and in your head. See what only you can do, what others can share, and what you can lower for now.Open the tool →
- After I snappedAny parent, after a hard moment · 7 questionsYou shouted, or said something you regret. This tool helps you see what set it off and gives you the words for a calm repair tonight.Open the tool →
- Low battery dayThe adult holding it all · 5 questionsThe days you have nothing left. Keep three things today, drop or lower the rest, without guilt.Open the tool →