
Neurodivergent Learning Profile Builder for Special Needs Tutors
Build student-specific learning profiles and adaptive strategies for neurodivergent learners
What You Can Do
You can rapidly create detailed learning profiles for neurodivergent students by documenting their cognitive strengths, processing styles, sensory preferences, and executive function patterns. Claude then generates customized instructional strategies, accommodation frameworks, and teaching adaptations you can implement immediately—accelerating the profile development process that typically requires weeks of observation while providing a data-informed baseline for refinement.
Features
Identify how students process information (visual-spatial, auditory, kinesthetic), attention patterns, and working memory capacity to match instructional delivery methods
Document sensory sensitivities and preferences (auditory filtering, visual overstimulation, tactile needs) to design appropriate classroom environments and materials
Analyze planning, organization, task initiation, and working memory challenges to create structured support systems and scaffolding strategies
Highlight cognitive strengths, special interests, and learning preferences to build motivation and leverage existing competencies
Produce specific, actionable adaptations (formatting, pacing, assessment alternatives, breaks, communication strategies) tied directly to identified needs
Generate documentation suitable for IEP meetings, parent conferences, and accommodations advocacy with specific, measurable, observable descriptors
Create unified instructional approaches across different subjects and teachers to reduce cognitive load and anxiety from switching strategies
Decode behaviors that may mask learning difficulties or sensory overwhelm, with de-escalation and prevention strategies
Example Output
Student Profile: Maya (ADHD + Anxiety)
Cognitive Processing: Strong visual-spatial reasoning; difficulty with verbal working memory; struggles with sustained attention on non-preferred tasks; hyperfocus on special interests (marine biology)
Sensory Profile: Auditory sensitivity to background noise; prefers dimmed lighting; tactile seeking (fidget tools); overwhelmed by multiple simultaneous inputs
Executive Function Challenges: Task initiation delays; difficulty with multi-step directions; poor time perception; struggles with transitions between subjects
Instructional Adaptations:
- Present instructions visually + verbally with written checklists
- Provide 2-minute warnings before transitions with timer visible
- Allow choice in assignment order and format (written, recorded, visual)
- Use chunking: 15-minute focus blocks with 3-minute movement breaks
- Integrate marine biology examples into math/reading to leverage hyperfocus
- Offer fidget access during independent work
Example Assessment Alternative: Instead of timed written quiz, student demonstrates understanding through annotated diagram or recorded explanation (plays to visual-spatial strength and reduces anxiety).
What's Included
- SKILL.md: Complete instruction file with neurodivergence framework and profile-generation prompts
- Student Profile Template: Structured form for documenting cognitive processing, sensory needs, executive function patterns, and strengths
- Accommodation Mapping Checklist: Links between identified challenges and specific instructional adaptations organized by subject area
- IEP Documentation Framework: Guidance for translating learning profiles into formal IEP language and measurable accommodations
- Multi-Sensory Lesson Planning Guide: Template for designing lessons that incorporate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities
Who It's For
- Special education tutors and learning specialists working with neurodivergent students (autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia)
- IEP coordinators and special education teachers preparing for meetings and formulating accommodations
- Homeschool parents of neurodivergent children seeking structured, individualized instruction frameworks
- General education teachers supporting neurodivergent students in inclusive classrooms
- Educational advocates and consultants helping families navigate accommodations and learning support
Best For
- Creating initial learning profiles for newly identified or newly-enrolled neurodivergent students
- Designing subject-specific accommodations and alternative assessments aligned with student processing styles
- Developing consistent instructional strategies across multiple teachers or tutoring sessions
- Preparing evidence-based documentation for IEP meetings and accommodations requests
- Troubleshooting behavioral or academic plateaus by re-analyzing sensory and executive function needs
- Building multi-sensory, movement-based lesson plans that engage different processing modalities







