Browse Technology Guides by Neurodivergency
Mightier
Mightier is a set of video games that a child plays while wearing a heart rate sensor on the arm. It grew out of a research program at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where psychologist Jason Kahn and…
Revibe
Revibe is a wristwatch that buzzes a child back to the task at hand. Every few minutes it vibrates, and the child is supposed to ask, “Am I doing what I’m supposed to be doing right now?” and answer with…
Headspace
Headspace is one of the best-known meditation and mindfulness apps. It was founded in 2010 by Andy Puddicombe, a former Buddhist monk whose voice still guides many of its core courses, and Rich Pierson.
Proloquo2Go AAC
Proloquo2Go is an AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) app for kids who can’t rely on speech. A child taps picture buttons or types on a keyboard, and the app says the message out loud in one of more than 100…
Joon
Joon is a chore and routine app for kids ages 6 to 12, built with kids who have ADHD in mind. It works as two linked apps. Parents use the Joon app to assign everyday tasks, which Joon calls Quests,…
Focus Friend, by Hank Green
Focus Friend is best suited for children, teens, and adults — roughly ages 9 and up — who struggle to put their phones down during work or study sessions. It is particularly well-matched to individuals with ADHD who respond well…
Finch: Self-Care Pet
Finch is a self-care app built around a virtual pet bird, developed by Finch Care Public Benefit Corporation — a corporate structure that signals the company’s stated commitment to social impact over pure profit maximization. The app’s central premise is…
Impulse – Brain Training
Impulse is a brain training app developed by GMRD Apps Limited that has accumulated over 100 million downloads worldwide and a 4.7-star rating from approximately 829,000 App Store reviewers — making it one of the most widely used cognitive training…
Mood Tools
Mood Tools, developed by MOOD, LLC, is a free mental health app for tweens and teens ages 9–17, offering 50+ evidence-based coping tools drawn from CBT, DBT, and ACT. Built for immediacy rather than scheduled sessions, it lets a child…
Habio
Habio is a habit tracker that focuses on the user’s approach to creating and keeping habits rather than just tracking them. When the user opens up the app, they begin by choosing one habit they would like to begin. Users…
Clearful
Clearful is a writing and mindfulness app that focuses on journaling in a consistent way to plan, reflect, and practice self-care. The user opens the app each day and receives a writing prompt that they can complete. The user builds…
Insight Timer
Insight Timer is a meditation and mindfulness app that aims to help individuals sleep better, manage their anxiety, and achieve calm. When the user initially opens the app, they are asked a series of questions, including what they want to…
Crayola Create and Play
Crayola Create and Play is an app for children who want to make art on the go! After opening the app, the user can choose from several different art projects, including painting, coloring book pages, pixel art, and pet decoration…
Pixelist
Pixelist is a habit tracking app that uses a minimalist approach. The user opens the app, creates the habits they want to track by clicking on the “Add Habit” button on the left-hand side of the screen. The user can…
GoNoodle
Go Noodle is an app/website that hosts a wide variety of videos and activities aimed at children ages four through ten. The videos aim to help children build up their flexibility and self-awareness skills while also getting them to combine…
Plantie
Plantie is an app that combines a focus timer with growing different types of virtual polygonal trees. The player starts with an apple tree and completes tasks in order to earn different types of trees. The user begins by setting…
FamJam
FamJam is a family chore and goal management app for iOS and Android. The app is designed for parents to set it up in a way that helps their children set and maintain their own chore schedule, habits, and behaviors…
Habit Rabbit
Habit Rabbit is a task and habit tracking app made by the same company as the focus timer Study Bunny. The user opens the app and names their rabbit who lives in a very messy house. The user can then click on…
Rebel Girls
Rebel Girls is an app designed for young girls to be introduced to stories of inspiring women from around the world. When the user opens the app, they simply scroll through the list of available stories and then select one…
Finch
Finch is a virtual pet-keeping app designed to help the user practice their self-awareness and self-care skills. The player controls a small bird who will perform certain actions based on the input of the user. The bird will go on…
All The World
All the World is a video app specifically designed to provide fun, educational videos to children ages 4-10. The videos range in topics but are centered around themes such as Community and Culture, Animals and People, Travel and Sports, etc…
Focus Tomato
Focus Tomato is a focus timer app that uses witty images and sounds to help the user track their time spent on certain activities and to track their progress over time. The app uses the Pomodoro Method, which is a…
Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump is an app that allows the user to access and read manga comic books using their mobile devices and online. The user creates a Shonen Jump account and is then able to browse through lists of available manga…
DailyBean
DailyBean is an app that allows the user to track their mood by clicking on different “bean emojis” each day that reflect different moods. When the user opens the app, they can click on the date on the calendar and…
Sue’s Focus Travel
Sue’s Focus Travel is an app designed with cute, calming sounds and graphics to help users focus on tasks they need to complete. The app uses the Pomodoro Method, which is a way of focusing for a set amount of…
Duo ABC
Duo ABC is an ap from the makers of Duolingo that is specifically geared towards helping young children learn their ABC’s. The app asks the parent to select their child’s level of familiarity with the alphabet and then provides activities…
Animal Typing Lite
Animal Typing Lite is a typing exercise app that shows students their speed in the form of animals running across the screen. The animal you see on the screen reflects your speed in typing. Lessons start with the QWERTY home…
Sushi Monster
Sushi Monster is a game created by the Scholastic educational team in which players must solve a series of addition and multiplication math problems. Numbers appear on sushi plates and are fed to a “sushi monster.” Players are given a series…
There Is No Game: WD
There is No Game: Wrong Dimension is a puzzle game where you play as the “User,” a person who just wants to play a game. The Narrator, the other character, tries to convince you that the app you have downloaded…
Lumosity
Lumosity is an app where you play various games to strengthen a variety of thinking skills. You begin by playing three short games that provide a starting point. At the end of each test, the purpose of the game is…
Kidspiration
Kidspiration is a child-friendly version of the popular Inspiration software. Kidspiration allows users to visually display and organize thoughts and ideas across various disciplines. This software appeals especially to visual and auditory learners, as users can hear and see words, numbers, and concepts. Kidspiration can be used…
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio allows users to listen to broadcast radio through an internet connection and is available on a wide variety of mobile and home entertainment devices. The app allows users to tune in to an enormous selection of broadcasts ranging from local music, news,…
Bad Piggies
Bad Piggies is a unique puzzle game from the makers of the hit game Angry Birds, that has players building contraptions that must carry the “piggies” to their destination. Each level has a goal to reach, and players are given a set amount of material…
Instagram is a fun tool for sharing classic or quirky looking photos instantly. The app has many different filter effects to choose from, allowing users to make their photos more unique and interesting. Instagram archives pictures like a blog space, where users can…
Pinterest is a free content sharing social website where users can post images, recipes, poems, craft projects, and other creative ideas on “pinboards.” Users thematically organize their posts, or “pins,” to create a visually stimulating representation of their interests. Users often…
Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO is an augmented reality (or more accurately, a GPS location-based) game for iPhone and Android mobile devices. Part of the popular Japanese media franchise, Pokémon GO puts the player in the role of a trainer who captures, trains, and battles Pokémon…
Minecraft
Minecraft is an open-world game unlike any other. Players are placed in a borderless, randomly generated land with no supplies, directions, or objective. It is up to them to decide what to do and how to do it. Players collect materials…
Mathmateer
Mathmateer is an iOS action game in which players build a rocket to maintain enough “hangtime” to solve a series of math problems. Players choose from problems involving money, numbers, time-telling, geometric shapes, and multiplication. The goal is to solve…
Last.fm
Last.fm is a music streaming service that allows users to listen to their favorite songs, while discovering new artists through a comprehensive recommendation function called “autoscrobbler.” Last.fm builds a detailed profile of each user’s musical taste by recording details of the songs the…
SimpleNote
As the name would imply, SimpleNote is an easy-to-use note-taking app that allows users to create reminders and extended notes on their mobile devices, as well as from desktop computers. A cloud-based app, Simple Note’s content can be synced to any device, ensuring users will…