The whole week in one calendar

Routine or event?

Routines are what repeats: every morning, every evening, every Thursday. You build them with weekdays or chosen dates.

Events are things that happen once, on a specific date: the dentist next Wednesday, the birthday party on Saturday, the spelling test on Friday. You add those to the calendar.

Why the calendar helps with ADHD and autism

Predictability eases worry

For many autistic children, unexpected events are the biggest source of stress. When your child can see for themselves that the dentist is on Wednesday, not today, much of the worry goes away.

Transitions get easier

"We're going to the dentist in an hour" lands differently depending on whether your child has seen the event before. With a picture of the event and a reminder in good time, your child can prepare at their own pace.

Your child plans ahead

Older children can check their calendar in the morning: what's happening today, what do I need to pack? It's a first step toward planning on their own.

How reminders work

• Choose one or more of: At event time, 15 min before, 1 hour before and 1 day before.
• Remind the child sends a notification to your child's own device. Your child needs to have allowed notifications there, otherwise the app warns you.
• Remind the adults in the family sends the notification to both you and your partner.
• The event must have a start time for the reminder to be sent.
• The reminder arrives even if the app is closed.

Who sees what

• Events for a child: both parents can see and change them.
• Your child sees the event in their calendar if you've turned on Child can see this event.
• Events for Me: only you.
• A temporary helper sees the children's events for the day, including the ones hidden from the child.

Tips for using the calendar

• Add things that might cause worry, like the dentist or a doctor's visit, well ahead of time so your child has time to prepare.
• Use 1 day before for big things and 1 hour or 15 minutes before for smaller ones.
• Go through the week together one evening. It can become a calm routine in itself.
• Keep an event hidden from your child if the information would only cause worry.

Limitations to know about

• The calendar only has one-time events. Anything that repeats, you build as a routine, with weekdays or chosen dates.
• A routine can't run every other week. Choose dates instead.
• There's no sync with Google Calendar or iCal. Everything stays in Routined.
• Your child's home screen doesn't show events. Your child finds them on the Calendar tab.