Ben and Dani are Co-Founders of the Birdhouse for Autism app – an autism management platform. Birdhouse helps you organize the most important information about your child.
They designed Birdhouse to help their own family and countless other families out there.
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Inspiration:
Dani’s 9 year old daughter, Little Bird, is the inspiration behind the Birdhouse for Autism app.
Dani would spend hours tracking data in a notebook. She would track everything from how many hours Little Bird slept to what she ate, medications and moods, and notes from school and therapists.
There had to be a better way. Ben and Dani decided to create Birdhouse as an autism management app to make their life easier.
Lessons Learned:
This episode features a story about poop.
Yes, it’s true.
Parents have been learning about their kid’s behaviors through the Birdhouse app. Listen to how one parent found out how their son waking up in the middle of the night led to a success with potty training!
Autism Resource:
- Smart Apps for Special Needs: Reviews for some of the best autism apps on the web! Every Friday, they feature a free app.
- Fun and Function: An online store with tools, toys, and learning resources for families.
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Birdhouse for Autism: Birdhouse for Autism helps you organize the most important information about your child. Use Birdhouse to keep a secure record of medications, supplements, therapies and therapists, as well as track your child’s daily behaviors and activities so you can discover what’s working and what needs to be changed. track items like wake and sleep times, which medications and therapies the child receives each day, moods, meltdowns, poop, and more.