Visual Timer
Many children, especially those with autism or ADHD, struggle to feel time passing. This tool turns time into a shrinking colored wedge on the screen, so a child can watch how much is left and feel a transition coming instead of being surprised by it.
Coming soon
A visual timer that turns time into a shrinking colored wedge, so a child can see how much is left, gentle support for the time blindness common with autism and ADHD.
We are building this tool. The moment it is ready it will appear right here: free, private, and running in your browser with no signup.
What the Visual Timer will do
For a child who cannot yet feel how long five minutes is, the most calming thing is often simply being able to see it. A visual timer turns an abstract countdown into a colored wedge that shrinks as time passes. There are no numbers to read and no one reminding them, just a shape getting smaller, so the child can watch time disappear and know when something is about to change.
The Visual Timer will let you set a length, start it, and watch the wedge shrink on the screen together. It is a gentle way to ease the time blindness and transition anxiety that many autistic and ADHD children feel. From kindlexy.com.
How it will work
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Set the time
Choose how long the countdown should be, from a quick minute to a longer stretch.
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Start the countdown
Tap start and a colored wedge fills the screen, calm and clear, ready to shrink.
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Watch the time shrink
The wedge gets smaller on the screen as the minutes pass, so how much is left is always visible. Nothing leaves your device.
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Use it together
Glance at the wedge as it empties, so the end of an activity feels expected instead of sudden.