For ADHD, autism, TBI & EF challenges

Routines that work with your child's brain.

DaySteps is a calm external scaffold that compensates for executive function challenges — so mornings, homework, and bedtime stop being daily negotiations.

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Evidence-based Clinician-reviewed No gamification Privacy-first

The progression

Independence, at whatever pace fits.

Children start with full guidance and step forward as they demonstrate consistency. You decide what's age- and ability-appropriate. No automatic advances, no arbitrary thresholds — every unlock is yours to make.

Guided

One step at a time, with an illustrated icon and an optional timer. No visible queue, no surprise transitions — the cognitive load stays on the app, not the child.

Most support

Checklist

The full routine is visible as a tappable list. The child paces themselves and checks items off as they go. Same routines, more autonomy.

Building autonomy

Child-choice

At each routine the child picks Guided or Checklist themselves. The scaffolding is still there when needed — choosing it is the skill.

Independent

Two sides, one household

Parents configure. Children execute.

The adult surface is a thoughtful setup tool. The child surface is radically simple — one task, one moment, no clutter. Two different design tiers, one underlying system.

Parent / guardian

Shape the day without rewriting it.

Build a routine in a few minutes. Adjust notifications, timers, and step icons as your child builds independence. Co-parents see the same view and can edit symmetrically.

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Child

One step at a time — that's the whole app.

Clear visuals. Short sentences. Competence-framed language. No "you missed," no "hurry up" — and no alarm-register red anywhere on a child's screen.

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What's inside

Nine deliberate features. Nothing else.

Each feature compensates for a specific executive-function demand. We've said no to everything that doesn't.

Routines

Morning, after-school, bedtime — step-by-step, with illustrated icons and optional per-step timers.

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Insights

Routine-completion patterns for parents and, with consent, clinicians. Never shown to the child. No streaks.

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Mood Tracker

Best and hardest part of the day — self-reported, warm-muted colors, never a grade.

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Focus Timer

Teal progress ring. Warms to amber when time's nearly up — never red, never flashing.

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Calendar

A family timeline where every person has a color. Read the day at a glance, across the household.

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To-Do Lists

Capture quick tasks outside a routine without turning the app into a productivity suite.

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Symbol Library

79 curated SF Symbols plus flat illustrations and an emoji option for concrete, child-legible step icons.

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Family Management

Shared household, individual routines. Co-parents see the same view; six role-slotted family colors stay stable across every screen.

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Connections

Link an OT, BCBA, or teacher with explicit family consent. Scope-gated, revocable anytime.

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DaySteps isn't a tool that reminds your child to do things. It's a tool that helps their brain do what yours already does automatically.

— The DaySteps design philosophy

Who it's for

Four audiences, one calm scaffold.

Individuals

Adults with EF challenges

Structure your own day without a gamified productivity app. Same tool; adult-configured, adult-run.

For individuals → Families

Parents and children

Build the routines once. Support your child through them for as long as they need it; fade support as they build independence.

For families → Clinicians

OTs, BCBAs, therapists

Extend session gains into the home with a tool families can actually use — aligned with visual activity scheduling and systematic prompting.

For clinicians → Teachers

Classrooms & resource rooms

Consistent routines in the classroom that travel back home with the student — parent-permissioned, zero IT lift.

For teachers →

Grounded in research

Executive function is buildable — with the right external scaffolding, at the right time of day, in the right order.

Barkley · Zelazo · Arnsten · Zheng et al. · Greer

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Help shape DaySteps before launch

Start one routine. See what changes.

We're inviting early families, clinicians, and school partners to join the beta. iOS first; one message when DaySteps is ready.

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