Guides for calmer days
Practical, experience based guides for parents of children with ADHD and autism: routines, transitions, visual schedules and unusual days.
How to build a morning routine for a child with ADHD
A practical, step by step guide to calmer school mornings for children with ADHD: picture schedules, visual timers, fewer instructions and fewer conflicts.
Read the guide →Visual schedules for autistic children: a parent guide
What a visual schedule is, why it works so well for autistic children, and how to build one at home: picture choice, first-then boards, and common mistakes.
Read the guide →Ending screen time and leaving the house without meltdowns
Transitions are the hardest moments of the day for children with ADHD and autism. Here is why they explode, and a simple visual countdown method that defuses them.
Read the guide →Preparing an autistic child for the dentist, travel and other unusual days
Unexpected change is the hardest thing for many autistic children. Learn how to preview an unusual day with pictures so the dentist, a trip or a substitute teacher stops being frightening.
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