Sotto: Calm Meltdown Yes/No

Sotto is a calm yes/no crisis navigation tool for caregivers, parents, and therapists to connect with autistic teens and adults during sensory overload, meltdowns, and verbal shutdowns — paired with a dignified, low-stimulation AAC speech board for daily self-expression and unclear speech support. Created by a father of two autistic sons (ages 22 and 15), Sotto is built around a simple reality: during a meltdown or verbal shutdown, processing complex questions or speaking is exhausting. Sotto bridges this divide with gentle binary choices, speech clarity support, and zero open-ended demands. FOR CAREGIVERS, FAMILIES & THERAPISTS: • Two-Way Speak HUD & 180° Tabletop Flip (Immediate Emergency Triage) During acute sensory overload or verbal shutdowns, processing complex questions or branching trees worsens distress. Caregivers can speak naturally or pick an urgent prompt, flip the phone 180° face-to-face on a table, and let their loved one tap giant, dignified response targets (Yes, No, Not sure, Stop) with instant voice confirmation. Zero cognitive load. • Why Finder (Guided Root-Cause Discovery Tree) When the source of distress is unknown, Why Finder provides a gentle, step-by-step yes/no branching tree to systematically uncover hidden physical pain (with body part & intensity locator), sensory overload, emotional fatigue, or routine disruption without open-ended interrogation. • Private On-Device Why Log & Pattern Trends Resolved crisis sessions are automatically logged 100% locally on your device. Review 30-day patterns to identify frequent environmental triggers, recurring peak hours, and actionable interventions. Never shared or uploaded to the cloud. • Customizable Why Tree & Safe Sharing Adapt questions and areas to your loved one's specific triggers using voice dictation and reordering. Easily export and share customized trees with teachers or speech therapists while keeping private crisis logs strictly excluded. FOR NON-SPEAKING & UNCLEAR VOICES (DIGNIFIED SELF-EXPRESSION): • Mature, Dignified Voice for Unclear or Fatigued Speech Whether completely non-verbal, navigating an autistic shutdown, or speaking with quiet, slurred, or dysarthric speech that listeners struggle to understand, Sotto provides a crisp, adult text-to-speech voice and high-contrast cards—free of childish cartoons and patronizing symbols. • Emergency Bystander Hero Card A prominent high-contrast banner for non-verbal episodes. Show fullscreen directly to bystanders, first responders, or medical personnel. • Quick-Speak Bar & Voice Dictation Type spontaneous thoughts with auto-expanding multi-line text, one-tap speech, voice dictation, and one-touch card creation. • High-Visibility Giant Fullscreen Display any phrase across the entire display in giant text to silently communicate in loud or crowded environments. • Contextual Categories & Custom Boards Filter phrases by situation (Emergency, Needs, Social, Care, General) or create custom categories. • Dual-Language Speech & On-Device Auto-Translate Display cards in one language while speaking in another (e.g. English text read aloud in Indonesian) using 100% offline on-device translation. • 100% Offline Core & Privacy Guarantee Zero accounts. Zero ads. Zero cloud speech recording. Your phrases and private logs never leave your phone. Optional, strictly opt-in anonymous usability timing to help diagnose accessibility friction (zero text or speech collected).