The field guide your brain never came with.

Helping neurodivergent people recognise their experiences, understand their patterns and help others understand them.

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Start with what you recognise

The moments of your life,
finally named.

Just Can't Start Doorway Wipe Chronic Over-Explainer
Alarms for Alarms Specific Spoon Mid-Sentence Glitch Phone Call Dread
Say It Before It's Gone Doom Pile Same-Song-on-Repeat
Just Can't Start Doorway Wipe
Chronic Over-Explainer Alarms for Alarms
Specific Spoon Mid-Sentence Glitch
Phone Call Dread Say It Before It's Gone
Doom Pile Same-Song-on-Repeat

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The problem

Being constantly misunderstood is exhausting.

  • Same argument, different day.
  • Conversations where you sound like you’re making excuses.
  • Being told you’re “too much” or “not trying hard enough”.
  • Working hard to keep up, while it looks like you aren’t trying.
  • Knowing what you need, but struggling to explain it.

Understanding changes things—for you and the people around you.

An illustration of a tired person at a table, glancing sideways as someone else walks out of the room.

What they see

“Doesn’t care.
Didn’t answer.”

What may be happening

“Still processing.
Trying to figure out what the heck to say.”

How it comes together.

  1. 01

    Recognise

    Explore everyday Experiences and save the ones you recognise.

  2. 02

    Understand

    Notice the themes, Birds and situations that keep recurring.

  3. 03

    Share

    Build a guide for yourself, or share just the parts you choose.

See what can emerge

My BirdStory · What’s standing out

See what connects
your moments.

As you save Experiences, patterns like these can start to emerge.

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See what connects.

  • Social connection & decoding

    Even a good time with people can take a surprising amount to recover from.

    Based on 38 Saved Experiences

  • Focus & engagement

    Hard to start—until something clicks, and then hard to stop.

    Based on 31 Saved Experiences

  • Structure & predictability

    Not knowing what to expect can make an ordinary situation hard to step into.

    Based on 24 Saved Experiences

Example triggers

  • Uncertainty or not knowing
  • Sustained attention demands
  • Anxiety, stress, or overwhelm

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An illustrated woman with purple hair and glasses looking at three birds perched along her arm.

The Birds

Meet your flock.

We give the different parts of you a face—and a few feathers. Birds make it easier to notice what’s going on inside, especially when those parts want different things.

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Guide Pack

Turn what you learn into guides for real life.

Bring your saved Experiences together in personalised guides. Your Personal Guide helps you explore what fits and what may help. Your Supporter Guide gives someone else useful language for understanding and supporting you.

For yourself, or for someone you support. Choose what you want to share.

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Start discovering
your BirdStory.

You don’t need a diagnosis—or even a neurotype label—to begin. Explore the Experiences, save what fits, and see what starts to connect.

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Supporting someone else? BirdStory can help