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Does this sound familiar?

  • Your child becomes overwhelmed by noise, but to someone else it may simply look like bad behavior.
  • They cope well when they know what is coming, but a sudden change can derail the whole day.
  • They may take a joke literally.
  • They may say something too directly without intending to hurt someone.
  • Another child may persuade them to do something inappropriate because they do not recognize the provocation.
  • They may happily join a game but struggle to stay part of it once the social dynamics change.
  • You have already learned what helps. Their teacher simply may not know it yet.

Important information gets lost when it only exists in conversations.

How it works

From what you already know, to one page somebody can use.

No assessment, no scoring, no labels. Mostly checkboxes, about ten minutes, and you can stop anywhere.

  1. 1

    Tick what fits

    Mostly checkboxes. Skip anything that doesn't apply. Stop whenever you like — it saves as you go.

  2. 2

    We write it

    Your answers become plain, practical sentences. Nothing is invented and nothing is turned into advice.

  3. 3

    Look it over

    You see the card before it becomes a file. Change anything you want, or leave a section out.

  4. 4

    Hand it over

    Print it, or send the PDF. One page, and it takes fifteen seconds to read. Update it whenever something changes.

You don't write it. You recognize it.

You aren't writing anything. You're ticking things you already know, and the sentences come out the other end.

“If I cover my ears — let me step out for a few minutes. Fewer words, and don't ask me questions yet.”

Every time somebody new takes over.

  • A new teacher, or a substitute for the week
  • A new coach, at the start of a season
  • A first appointment with a therapist or a new provider
  • Summer camp — the forms go in months before the bus does
  • A sitter, or two weeks at Grandma's
  • A birthday party at somebody else's house

Most families who use this have a child who's autistic, has ADHD, sensory differences, anxiety, or a speech or learning difference. Many have no diagnosis at all — and you don't need one.

The card held to a fridge door with a magnet, next to a child's drawing.
The card clipped to a coach's clipboard at the side of a field.

Written to be easy to receive.

No demands, no diagnosis, nothing that reads as a complaint. Most teachers want the day to go well as much as you do — they just don't have the information yet.

This doesn't expect anyone to figure it all out alone.

The card kept in a folder on a teacher's desk.

What comes out

One page, US Letter, if/then. This is a real one for a child who isn't real.

MAYA - 2ND GRADE

Three things to know about me

  1. 1.I'm not ignoring you. I need a few extra seconds to start.
  2. 2.Sudden is worse than loud. Fire drills are the hardest part of my day.
  3. 3.Give me one job to do and I can usually find my way back.

If this happens, try this

If I cover my ears or go very quiet —
I'm close to my limit. Let me step into the hall for five minutes. Don't ask me questions yet.
If the room is warm —
Tell me to take my jacket off. Don't ask me if I'm hot; I often don't notice.
If the schedule changes —
Tell me before you tell the class. Thirty seconds is enough.
If I won't start the worksheet —
I probably missed the first instruction. Say it once more, just to me, in short sentences.
If I say something blunt and someone's face falls —
I didn't mean it that way. Tell me privately how it landed and let me try again.

Please avoid

Telling me to calm down. Hands on my shoulders without asking. Making me apologize in front of everyone.

Ask me about

Volcanoes. Maps. The classroom plants — I'm good at remembering to water them.

Give me a job

Handing out papers. Carrying something to the office.

Before you take me out of the room, try

One instruction, just to me. Letting me stand at the back for a few minutes. Giving me something to carry.

If you need me
Mom — text is best.

And the rest of it

Eight cut-out carry cards beside the sheet they were printed on.

  • The card

    One page, if/then, for anyone. The product. Printed on US Letter, readable in fifteen seconds.

  • The full profile

    Three to four pages, for the teacher or case manager who'll spend the year with them.

  • Versions for each person

    Coach, therapist, camp counselor, substitute, sitter or grandparent. Same answers, different card.

  • When I feel overwhelmed

    A copy for the child, not the adult.

  • Before the first day

    A preparation checklist for you.

  • What we've already tried

    The things that don't work, so nobody wastes a month rediscovering them.

Start — about 10 minutes

$19, one time. One child, every version, forever. No subscription.