Academic companion
Northstar
Calmer study support for neurodivergent students.
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I need...
Everything here can wait until you need it.
Quick setup
Choose what helps today
Pick the closest fit. You can change this later.
Result
Your next step
Northstar will keep the result narrow and usable.
Today
What do you need right now?
Pick what is happening. Northstar will choose the right tool.
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
What do you need right now?
Not sure? Pick the closest one. Northstar will guide the next step.
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.
Northstar
One next step is enough.
More tools
Choose one tool
Pick the closest one. You do not need to set anything up first.
I am not ready yet
Get steady first
No need to work yet. Help your body arrive first.
Step 1
What feels closest?
Pick one. It does not have to be exact.
Step 2
Lower the input first
Dim light, reduce sound, close one tab, or clear one small patch.
Then sit near the work. You do not have to start yet.
Optional
Add detail if useful
Step 3
Choose what happens next
Your settling step will appear here.
Plan
Find the first step
Make the task smaller before you try to do it.
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.
More detail
Set term dates
Optional: choose trimester, semester, or term dates.
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.
More detail
Name the block
Optional: add what this timer is for.
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 one thought
Capture ideas in blocks you can return to later.
Start here
Write one thing you do not want to lose
One sentence is enough. You can sort it later.
More detail
Add title or purpose
Optional. Use only if it helps future-you.
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
Northstar remembers where you paused, so you can answer this gradually.
More detail
See saved answers
Optional. Keep answering one prompt at a time.
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.
Start here
Save where to come back
Write the smallest useful return cue.
More detail
Close gently
Optional: note what helped or what to make lighter.
Return point
Make coming back easier
Save one clear return point. Northstar will keep it visible for next time.