About Little Regulated Life
Little Regulated Life is a small UK shop making visual supports for autistic and ADHD children: printable picture routine cards and boards, calm-down kits, personalised visual stories and Now & Next, a picture schedule app. Made by a dad for his own autistic son, who has ADHD.
What we make
- Routine picture cards and boards for mornings, bedtimes, school days, jobs at home and days out. Every picture is in the same style, so a child sees the same picture for the same thing everywhere.
- Now-and-next, first-then and token boards that show what’s happening now, what comes next and what a child is working towards.
- Calm-down and feelings kits: feelings cards, a calm-down corner poster and calm choices.
- Personalised visual stories: a printable story about a child’s own first day at school or new baby, with their own names and places, ready within 2 working days.
- An app, Now & Next (free to start): a picture schedule, timer, star chart and calm tools on any phone or tablet, with 27 ready-made routines. Try it.
- Free tools: the free starter set, free printables and the free Card Maker.
How it works
Everything is a printable PDF: print at home on paper, or on card and laminate it to last. UK kits use UK words (toilet, jumper, maths) and US kits use US words (bathroom, sweater, math). Our guides show how to use each board.
We use an AI tool, Claude by Anthropic, to help write and lay out personalised stories, and every story is checked before it’s sent. The privacy notice explains what we keep and when we delete it.
Where to buy
From our shop or our Etsy shop.
Questions people ask
Who makes Little Regulated Life?
A dad in the UK whose son is autistic and has ADHD, trading as Little Regulated Life.
Is anything free?
Yes: three free printables (a First and Then starter set, a feelings chart and a calm-down corner poster) and a free Card Maker for your own words. Kits start at £2.49.
Do the printables work outside the UK?
Yes. Every kit comes in UK A4 with UK words and US Letter with US words, and the files download straight away anywhere in the world.
Is this therapy?
No. These are everyday visual planning aids, not a therapy or medical product. If you’re worried about your child, talk to your GP, health visitor or school SENCo.