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Northstar

Calmer study support for neurodivergent students.

Display

Access settings

Text, contrast, and motion.
You are in Today

Support style

Gentle support

One clear next move first. Extra detail can wait.

Change how much guidance you see.

Return

Pick up where you left off

Northstar keeps your place, drafts, and next step visible so coming back takes less effort.

Last save not available yet.

If you stop now, Northstar will reopen here and keep your current notes, task, and drafts.

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Saved notes 0 sessions
Finish steps 0 of 0
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Quick setup

Choose what helps today

Pick the closest fit. You can change this later.

How much guidance?
What feels closest?
Timer option

Result

Your next step

Northstar will keep the result narrow and usable.

Today

Choose one way in

Pick the closest fit. You can adjust later.

First minute

Start where you are.

If study feels too much, Northstar can offer one small move.

Pick the closest fit. Take one small move. Save your place before stopping.

Start here

Pick one first.

Choose the closest fit, not the perfect one.

The goal is orientation, not getting it exactly right.

Need reflection or a clean stop? Open Profile or Finish from the sidebar when you are ready.

More tools

Choose one support

A small toolbox for when the first three choices do not quite fit.

How it feels

Pick what is getting in the way

This helps Northstar choose a gentler first step. It is not a label.

How it feels

How does the work feel right now?

Tap the closest fit.

Pick the closest fit, not the perfect label.

Northstar uses this to choose a gentler first step.

Tool drawer

Pick the closest tool

Nothing here is required. Choose one thing that would lower the pressure.

Optional detail

Add detail if you want

Use this when you want the suggestion to fit your time, energy, and blockers.
Energy today
What is getting in the way?

Right now

Choose a path that fits what is happening

Balanced support

Balanced guidance with one clear next move and optional detail when you want it.

Choose a path, or add optional detail if you want Northstar to fit this moment more closely.

I am not ready yet

Get steady first

No need to work yet. Help your body arrive first.

Start here

What would help your body feel safer?

Choose the closest fit. If you feel unsafe, contact a trusted person or local support.

Next gentle step

Start when it feels possible

Choose what is loudest. Northstar will suggest one small settling step.

Plan

Find the first step

Make the task smaller before you try to do it.

Task blockers

Micro-plan

One visible step

Your first step will appear here.

Calendar

Map the study period

Save due dates and see what is coming without holding it all in your head.

Start here

Add one due date

You do not need the whole term. One real date is enough to begin.

Optional detail

Add notes if useful

Keep this short. It is a cue, not a second assignment.

Term view

13-week visual calendar

Tap a day to add a due date. Tap a coloured block to edit it.

Term dates

Choose the months

Set this once for your school calendar. The calendar will roll forward without an app update.

Study period map

Showing a 13-week term map.

Due dates save on this device.

Week strip

See the term by week

Optional: a quick scan of the 13 weeks.
Add one due date. Northstar will build a calm term map here.

Focus

Choose a calm timer

Use a gentle timer block when time feels slippery.

Timer

Choose the smallest timer

This is not discipline. It gives the task a clear start and stop.

Focus block

10:00 One gentle block. Stop when the timer says stop.

Timer alerts

Alerts are off. You can still use the timer without them.

Session cue

Know where to stop

Pick a timer and start one small block.

Unpack

Make the task clear

Turn assignment language into plainer next actions.

Clear task notes

Plain-language task notes

Paste the brief. Northstar will make it clearer.

Notes

Catch the thread

Capture ideas in blocks you can return to later.

Capture board

Use small note blocks

Add the block that matches what is in your head now.

Review notes

A return point for later

Your review notes will appear here.

Saved sessions

What you have already captured

No saved sessions yet.

Profile

Answer one prompt

Name patterns and supports, not labels.

One question

One question at a time

Choose what feels familiar in real study life.

Progress

Question 1 of 6

0 / 6

Northstar remembers where you paused, so you can answer this gradually.

Answers so far

What you have answered so far

No pattern answers saved yet.

What helps

What tends to help you work

Your support profile will appear here.

Finish

Leave a return point

Stop in a way that makes coming back easier.

Checklist

Close the loop

Return point

Make coming back easier

Save one clear return point. Northstar will keep it visible for next time.