Guides

Short step-by-step guides in plain language. Each one gives you what you need, numbered steps that do one thing at a time, and where to go next when a step is not enough. No jargon without a plain gloss, no scores, nothing to sign up for — print one, hand one to someone, keep one by the door.

• The First Ten Minutes of Overload

  Short, plain steps for the first ten minutes of sensory overload: cut the input, get somewhere quieter, ride it out. Nothing grades you, nothing leaves your device.

• Hand Someone a Board

  Plain steps for the communication partner: how to offer a board without pressure, how to wait, and how to let them lead.

• A Calm Corner That Actually Calms

  How to build a calm corner that actually calms: what belongs in the space, what to leave out, and how to tell if it is helping.

• Print a Board That Works

  The paper side of a talking board: how to print it, laminate it, and keep it where hands can reach it. Plain steps for parents and educators.

• The Weekly Five-Minute Check-In

  A five-minute weekly ritual for self-directing adults: when to check in, what to record, and what the numbers are allowed to mean.

• Yes and No in the Hard Moment

  A two-button plan for the minute words are gone: set it up on a calm day, hand it over in the hard one. Prints as a poster.

New guides appear here as they are finished.