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DSA funding can help you access My-Prompt
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) covers study-related costs that arise out of a mental health condition, long-term illness or any other disability. It is not means tested and does not need to be repaid. DSA can help you with the costs of specialist equipment, assistive technology, study support (non-medical helpers), taxis and other disability related study support.
The My-Prompt App
Simple, accessible support for executive function
My-Prompt is a DSA approved resources-oriented system. Its simple design makes it highly accessible and its easy to use functionality avoids overwhelm. The app is available on both mobile and web platforms. It has been developed by experts based on decades of professional and personal experience in neurodivergence, mental health, and study support, including ADHD and ASC coaching. My-Prompt is grounded in gold-standard research into the challenges presented by Executive Dysfunction and proven methods of supporting those challenges.
Students report that the app gives them all the executive function support that they need and replaces multiple apps they have previously relied on. It really is a one-stop shop for executive function.
One signpost, tailored support
How it works
My-Prompt’s iconic signpost directs students to its different zones according to the support they need in the moment.
My Goals
- Break tasks into manageable steps, prioritise deadlines, set prompts and track progress. Rewards and achievement tracking help maintain motivation and momentum.
My Success
- Celebrate achievements through a personalised success timeline. By focusing on progress, students can build confidence and stay motivated.
My Memory
- Capture information quickly using voice notes, reminders and notifications. Study Sets support memory, recall and revision through multisensory learning techniques.
My Skills
- Access a library of short, accessible study skills videos created specifically for neurodivergent learners. Content is clear, practical and designed to reduce overwhelm.
My Wellbeing
- Track mood patterns, access personalised coping strategies and explore wellbeing resources. Designed to support emotional regulation and reduce overwhelm.
My Focus
- Use the built-in Pomodoro timer to improve concentration, manage distractions and break work into achievable study sessions.
Gold-standard research
To understand executive function is to understand support needs
My-Prompt is a comprehensive, resource-oriented package designed to support executive functioning without creating additional overwhelm.
The app combines simple, accessible design with practical support tools to help students manage planning, memory, activation, emotional regulation, focus and workload management, facilitating improvements in everyday academic life.
Its features have been shaped by years of feedback from neurodivergent students and draw upon approaches already used successfully within specialist support sessions, with an emphasis on autonomy and accessibility.
“I don’t want to use assistive technology when I have to put more into it than I get out of it.”
This feedback has informed the development of a web and mobile app that is simple in both design and functionality.
A distinct aspect of My-Prompt is its focus on positivity. Students can choose to be supported by the My-Prompt chick (or replace it with a help symbol), earn points and rewards for task completion, view achievements on a success timeline, and receive encouraging push notifications throughout the day.
My Memory
Voice reminders, flashcards, sticky notes
One of the most popular features of My-Prompt is our solution to impaired working memory where students can utilise voice recognition to request reminders. This will remove the anxiety that stems from forgetfulness and will help our students to stay on task as they will no longer have to act on every thought that presents. Instead, they can ask My-Prompt to remind them of what they need to do at a chosen time.
The My Memory zone contains tools to assist the transfer of important information to long term memory, such as the study sets feature, which aids consolidation via multi-sensory techniques and mnemonic systems. The zone also contains voice notes, sticky notes and reminders to help students to quickly record information and reminders. Having a variety of multisensory means to record and organise information according to individual preference will reduce cognitive overwhelm experienced by students with ED.
A library of helpful videos
Another popular feature of My-Prompt is our library of skills and wellbeing videos. Students with ED are often overwhelmed by written content due to difficulties with processing, working memory and concentration. Our videos avoid this by delivering support and guidance through multisensory content, using language and phrasing that are unambiguous and delivered in ‘short-bursts’. The videos are designed specifically to be low stimulation, visually appealing, accessible and optimal for an impaired attention span.
Topics cover areas such as reading and writing strategies, managing anxiety and sustaining behaviour change. New wellbeing and skills videos are released every month so students can build their own bespoke range of topics.
Students can also receive regular skills suggestions through our push notifications: “Are you having difficulty concentrating due to intrusive thoughts? Use your My-Prompt thought-store to note down thoughts that you can return to later in the day.”
“I usually loathe assistive tech as it’s never as good as it’s supposed to be. This was different. It was actually helpful and easy to use.”
“My-prompt is not clunky and doesn’t require multiple apps or software to access different bits of support. It exists all in one place”
DSA support
Designed for student needs
Every feature maps to an area that gold-standard research flags as a barrier for neurodivergent students.
Planning & prioritising
Supports students to break assignments, revision, and deadlines into smaller, sequenced steps.
Motivation & activation
Encourages task initiation through prompts, rewards, visual structure, and optional avatar support.
Memory aids
Voice notes, flashcards, reminders, and study sets designed to reduce working-memory load.
Focus tools
Pomodoro timer, structured focus support, and skills-based strategies to support concentration and task persistence.
Video library
Short-form videos and resources designed to support study skills, academic success and independent learning.
Celebrated progress
A success timeline celebrating achievements and progress, particularly helpful for those experiencing rejection sensitivity.
REAL EXPERIENCES
Hear from My-Prompt users
“I love the rewards. Ticking tasks off and seeing my timeline of what I've achieved keeps me coming back every day.”
“For the first time, someone really understands me. My specialist gets dyspraxia and the anxiety that comes with it — and the app helps me stay motivated and set goals I'll actually finish.”
“For the first time I feel like my ADHD is under control. The reminders, cost/value tools and the Pomodoro timer have made a real difference.”
“I wasn't sure at first. I'd tried assistive tech before and given up, but the revision methods and memory techniques have genuinely changed how I study.”
“It's the only AT I haven't given up on. It's quick, easy to pick up, and doesn't get in the way when I'm trying to work.”
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