We did not set out to build an autism parenting app. We set out to help our own son. He was nonverbal until he was two, and when the diagnosis came, the paperwork came with it. Pamphlets, packets, phone numbers, eighteen month waitlists. None of it told us what to actually do on a Tuesday morning when he was on the floor of the kitchen and we were already late.
So we built something for ourselves. My wife is a licensed speech-language pathologist. I am his dad. Between the two of us, we knew what the research said about visual supports for autistic kids, and we knew what our own family needed to get through the day. The gap between those two things was where every existing tool was failing us.
Why an Autism Parenting App at All
Because the brain that struggles with executive function does not need more reminders shouted from across the room. It needs the plan to live somewhere visible. Outside the parent's head. Outside the child's head. On a screen, on a fridge, on a tablet propped on the counter. Somewhere the day can actually be seen.
How We Built It
We started with one rule. Nothing in the app could feel clinical. No jargon. No therapy room aesthetic. A four year old should want to look at it, and a tired parent should be able to set it up in ten minutes between meetings. Calm visuals. Real photos of the child's own world. Simple taps. That is the whole design philosophy.
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What It Does
VizyPlan turns your day into a visible map. Visual routines your child can follow without you narrating. Social stories for the hard moments. IEP prep that does not require a binder. A calm screen for the meltdown that already started. Stickers and small wins to mark the progress.
If you are in that season, we made this for you.
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