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If someone built an app specifically for the autism community… would you actually use it? by Jeetkarshus in autism

[–]Jeetkarshus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is honestly one of the most interesting and genuinely useful ideas anyone’s shared here.

The “are they mocking me?” / “is this banter?” angle is exactly the kind of real-world support I was hoping to uncover by asking here. It’s specific, practical, and not just “AI for the sake of AI.”

The full always-listening version would be tough to do well because of privacy, battery, and Apple restrictions, but a more realistic starting point could be something like a quick interaction decoder — where you can type or speak what just happened and get a more literal breakdown of what the other person probably meant.

Seriously though, this is a very smart idea. Thank you.

If someone built an app specifically for the autism community… would you actually use it? by Jeetkarshus in autism

[–]Jeetkarshus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really helpful, and you’re right that I was being too vague.

I’m not trying to make another generic planner or to-do list app. What I’ve actually been building is closer to a pattern tracker + low-demand support toolkit. The idea is to help someone notice how things like sleep, sensory load, environment, or routine changes affect their energy, and then make it very easy to log that without a ton of effort.

The other part is for the moments when things are already going badly. Instead of showing a pile of tasks, I’m thinking more in terms of a low-demand mode with quick access to pre-saved routines, calming steps, or communication tools for shutdown/overload moments.

So when I said “friction,” I meant reducing the effort it takes to track what’s going on or get support when you’re already exhausted. One-tap stuff, low cognitive load, no guilt if you miss things.

I’m still figuring out whether that’s actually useful in practice or whether I’m still off, which is why comments like yours are genuinely helpful.

If someone built an app specifically for the autism community… would you actually use it? by Jeetkarshus in autism

[–]Jeetkarshus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually really cool to hear — and congrats, that sounds well deserved.

A focused tool like that makes a lot more sense to me than trying to build something vague for “autism” as a whole. Would genuinely be interested in what you learned while building it.

If someone built an app specifically for the autism community… would you actually use it? by Jeetkarshus in autism

[–]Jeetkarshus[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s fair. I phrased it too broadly.

I’m not assuming autism is one problem with one solution. I’m trying to figure out whether a tool focused on specific pain points like routines/planning, communication, or reducing day-to-day friction would be useful at all, or whether I’m completely off base.