The Calm Kitty Lounge is a free, interactive mindfulness space created by AUplusDHD — a platform dedicated to supporting autistic and ADHD individuals, their families, and the professionals who care for them.

This space uses the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique — a research-backed sensory awareness practice that gently anchors you in the present moment by engaging all five senses.

The lounge is designed to be used independently, with a support person, or integrated into therapeutic and educational sessions.

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🎯 Who is it for?

🏫 In the classroom

• Use as a transition activity between lessons or after breaks
• Offer as an independent regulation station on a classroom device
• Run as a whole-class calm-down projected on a screen — narrate the prompts aloud
• Pair with a sensory box (real objects to touch/smell while completing the steps)

🛋️ In therapy sessions (OT, psychology, counselling)

• Use as a session opener to co-regulate before deeper work
• Teach the 5-4-3-2-1 technique using the lounge as a visual anchor
• Assign as between-session homework — share the link with the client
• Use the points system as a motivational tool for gamification-responsive clients
• The free-text fields can prompt verbal processing — ask the client to read their answers aloud

👨‍👩‍👧 At home (for parents/carers)

• Use during meltdown recovery — after the peak has passed
• Build into a bedtime or morning routine for daily regulation practice
• Do it together as a co-regulation activity

💡 Tips for neurodivergent users

• Allow extra time — there's no timer or pressure
• The sounds can be played during other steps too — leave them running for ambient regulation
• Validate all responses — there are no wrong answers in the text fields
• The points system is motivating for many ADHD profiles — celebrate milestones aloud

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