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Gentle, neurodiversity-friendly self-observation workbooks — observe, understand, and express.

🌱 These are not tests. No scores, no diagnosis. They're tools for noticing, recording, and expressing — used with a caregiver, teacher, or professional. Your notes save on your device only.
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Starting AAC with Our Child
Communication · AAC
A first step into augmentative & alternative communication — words aren't the only way to connect.
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My Brain, My Way
Self-understanding
Notice how your own brain works — strengths, what's tricky, and what helps.
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My Day, My Way
Routine · 4 weeks
Draw the rhythm of the day together so what's coming feels easier.
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Our Sensory Map
Sensory observation
Notice how your child takes in sight, sound, touch, movement — and find what helps.
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Sleep Notes · 30 Nights
Sleep observation
A gentle 30-night note — which nights felt easy, and what helped.
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Waiting & Transitions
Predictable-day helper
Raise predictability with heads-ups, visual cues, and routines.
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An Emotion-Words Map
Emotional language
Widen emotion words and link them to body signals, situations, and ways to express.
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Talking with Peers
Connection · relationships
Give and take with peers in your child's own way — respecting each other's pauses.
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Asking for Help in Hard Moments
Self-advocacy
Name a need in words, pictures, AAC, or gestures — asking is a strength.
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Support Needed at School
Family–school conversation
Observe, organize, and adjust the supports that help — no diagnosis required.
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