Discover trusted technology, apps and digital tools that may help make everyday life easier.
Technology can be a powerful form of support. From communication tools and organisation apps to wellbeing resources, Discover Unique recommends a small number of carefully selected tools that may help children, young people, adults, families and professionals.
Curated
These are tools we believe may genuinely help people. Technology is not a replacement for support, but the right tool can sometimes make a meaningful difference.
Executive Function & Daily Living
Goblin Tools helps people break tasks into smaller, more manageable steps and supports planning, organisation and executive functioning.
Simple, practical and immediately useful.
Visit websiteCommunication & AAC
Proloquo2Go is a recognised AAC communication app supporting people who benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
A highly regarded communication tool that helps many people express themselves more effectively.
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Avaz is a picture and text-based AAC app that helps people build sentences and communicate using symbols, words or typed speech.
A flexible AAC option that grows with the person, from single symbols to full sentence building.
Visit websiteWellbeing & Emotional Regulation
Calm provides tools supporting mindfulness, sleep, relaxation and emotional wellbeing.
Wellbeing matters, and Calm offers practical tools that many families, carers and professionals may find helpful.
Visit websiteDiscover Unique is independent. These tools are listed because we believe they may help — there are no affiliate, referral or commission arrangements behind them.
Technology is only one form of support. You may also find help through:
Categories
Each category explains who it helps, the kinds of tools it covers, and where to find matching support near you.
Tools that help people be understood — whether they use words, symbols, signs or a device.
Predictability, prompts and visual structure to take the pressure out of the day.
Technology that removes barriers to reading, writing, revising and showing what you know.
Everyday confidence — getting places, managing money and building life skills step by step.
Calming, grounding and sleep tools for the moments that feel like too much.
Executive functioning support: starting, staying with and finishing what matters.
App profiles
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A visual, symbol-based daily planner that breaks the day into predictable steps with gentle prompts before each transition.
Autistic children and young people, ADHD learners, and adults who find sequencing or transitions difficult — plus families and support staff sharing one routine.
iOS · Android · Web browser
Free core version; optional subscription for shared routines.
Listed because it reduces daily friction for the people we serve — not because of any commercial arrangement. Any affiliate or referral relationship will always be stated on the listing.
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In time we will extend Discover Unique Verified™ to digital tools, so families can see which technology has been checked rather than simply advertised.
Who builds the tool, how it handles data, and whether the people behind it are contactable and accountable.
Claims checked against reality: what the tool actually does, what it costs, and what happens when a subscription ends.
Usable with screen readers, switch access and reduced motion — and understandable without reading a manual.
Plain-English guides on autism, EHCPs and more — technology recommendations included.
Read the guidesThe standards behind our checks today, and the foundation for verified digital tools.
See the standardsSearch trusted, checked support across the UK — including providers offering apps, assistive technology and digital support.
Discover Unique is independent. A tool appears here because we believe it benefits the people we serve, and any affiliate, referral or commission arrangement is always disclosed.
