AbilityMosaicWho it is for
Primarily, AbilityMosaic is for parents and carers of children with developmental differences who want a private, practical record of what is changing between appointments. It is especially useful when speech, occupational therapy, special education or behaviour support goals feel vague, prompted performance is being reported as independence, or progress is difficult to see day to day.
It can also be used alongside the family by:
- Speech-language pathologists and AAC practitioners tracking functional communication across people and settings.
- Occupational therapists following participation, prompt fading, regulation support and daily-living routines.
- Special educators defining observable learning goals and checking whether skills transfer beyond one teaching table.
- Psychologists and behaviour professionals separating communication, environment, distress and replacement skills from behaviour reduction alone.
- Schools and multidisciplinary teams that need one shared definition of a goal rather than separate, conflicting plans.
Who it is not designed for
It is not a child-facing learning game, a diagnostic service, a clinic record system, an emergency tool, or a substitute for qualified assessment and therapy. The current teaching programmes are pilots for supervised family–professional use, not a self-directed treatment package.
What it is
A local-first progressive web app for parents and carers. It combines a quick daily notebook, activity suggestions, eight developmental areas, measurable goals, review material and pilot teaching programmes.
It is designed around one comparison: the child today against the same child earlier. It does not show peer rankings, developmental quotients, severity scores or an overall percentage.
The eight areas
- CommunicationAny effective modality, not speech alone
- UnderstandingLanguage, instructions and symbols
- Social interaction & playShared engagement without forced performance
- Motor & praxisMovement, planning and functional access
- Sensory & regulationAccommodation, body signals and support
- Daily livingDressing, hygiene, feeding and routines
- Emotional & behavioural supportCommunication, prevention and recovery
- Thinking & learningAttention, sequencing and problem-solving
What makes the record useful
- Words and communication attempts distinguish spontaneous from prompted use.
- Skills record how much help was needed, not only pass or fail.
- Generalisation records people, places and time.
- Every activity records the child's comfort or distress.
- Sleep, illness and routine changes remain context, not a score.
- Baseline probes and supported teaching attempts remain separate.
What it is not
Sudden loss of a previously acquired skill, pain, feeding or swallowing concerns, severe self-injury, elopement, seizures or a major behavioural change need qualified professional or medical assessment rather than an app workflow.
Where to begin
Install the app, create the child profile, fill only the developmental areas you understand, and record ordinary moments for a week. Then choose no more than three to five shared goals with the professionals involved.