Stories My Way (Autism & ADHD)

Stories My Way is a neurodiversity-led, trauma-aware parenting and coaching app for families raising autistic, ADHD and otherwise neurodivergent kids (roughly ages 3–12). Instead of generic stories, you create personalized, sensory-aware “stories of the day” that match your child’s real life, interests and communication style – so they can process what happened, feel safer, and practice new coping skills. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH STORIES MY WAY • Turn any daily event (school, playground, appointments, sibling conflict) into a supportive story in minutes. • Choose tone and length: calm, balanced or action; short bedtime story, step-by-step plan, or comic-style narrative. • Add processing breaks so your child has time to pause, think, and ask for more. • Generate story-matched coloring pages as clean line art you can print at home. CHILD PROFILE & SAFETY FEATURES • Create a gentle Child Profile with triggers, interests, sensory needs and goals. • Keep a list of “nope” topics and words so stories stay emotionally safe and family-friendly. • Use Plain/Literal Language Mode to remove confusing metaphors and give concrete alternatives to confusing idioms. • Model AAC/visual communication with characters who use picture cards, devices or sign, so kids see their own way of communicating represented. • Multi-layer content filters and a trauma-aware, neuroaffirming design that never frames stimming, meltdowns or accommodations as “bad behavior”. TOOLS FOR PARENTS, CARERS & COACHES Stories My Way is also a pocket coaching toolkit: • 87+ practical tools for emotion recognition, body awareness, self-advocacy and self-regulation. • 150+ sensory activities across proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile, auditory and visual systems you can do at home with everyday items. • Clear, stepwise activity instructions with processing breaks and optional visuals. • Professional-ready PDFs you can print or share in meetings with teachers, therapists or other professionals. • Progress notes to record what you tried, what helped, and ideas for next time. BUILT FOR NEURODIVERGENT FAMILIES • Designed by a neurodivergent coach and informed by lived experience with twice-exceptional kids. • Fully neurodiversity-affirming: we celebrate stimming, interests and differences as strengths. • Consent-first: no forced eye contact, no “fixing” your child’s personality – just more tools and language so they can thrive as they are. • Supports many profiles: autism, ADHD, PDA-leaning profiles, sensory differences, gifted/2e and more. ACCESSIBLE, FLEXIBLE & FAMILY-FRIENDLY • Works alongside any approaches you already use at home, school or in coaching. • Helpful whether you are a parent, carer, educator or neurodivergent coach yourself. • Available in 45+ languages so multilingual families can create stories in the language that feels safest and clearest. Stories My Way is not a medical, psychological or crisis service and does not replace diagnosis or one-to-one therapy. It is an educational and coaching support tool for families, carers and professionals who want practical, neurodiversity-affirming ways to help kids thrive as they are.