
Neurodivergent Student Accommodation Planner
Design targeted accommodation plans for neurodivergent students using diagnostic profiles
What You Can Do
You'll create evidence-based accommodation plans tailored to each student's neurological profile, learning patterns, and executive function needs. The skill translates diagnostic information and observable behaviors into specific instructional modifications, environmental adjustments, assistive technology recommendations, and scaffolding strategies. This eliminates generic accommodation guessing and ensures your tutoring directly targets the student's actual barriers, measurably improving access and performance.
Features
Convert ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and processing disorder profiles into specific, actionable accommodations
Build working memory aids, attention regulation tools, and task-initiation scaffolds into lesson structure
Identify sensory sensitivities and create environmental modifications (lighting, sound, movement breaks, fidget tools)
Design alternative pathways to content using visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile learning modalities
Match students with specific tools (text-to-speech, speech-to-text, visual timers, graphic organizers, note-taking apps)
Generate formatted accommodation language ready for IEP meetings and parent communication
Create tiered content, pacing modifications, and alternative assessment approaches by neurotype
Diagnose why existing accommodations aren't working and recommend adjustments
Example Output
Example 1: ADHD Student Plan
- Accommodation: Break 30-minute lesson into 4 × 7-minute focused blocks with 2-minute movement breaks
- Tool: Visual timer (Time Timer app) placed in student's direct line of sight
- Working memory support: Single-step written instructions with accompanying visual checklist
- Environment: Preferential seating away from auditory distractions; fidget object available
Example 2: Autism + Sensory Processing Plan
- Accommodation: Predictable lesson structure with visual schedule displayed at start
- Sensory modifications: Reduced fluorescent lighting; use of noise-canceling headphones during independent work
- Communication support: Written instructions paired with verbal explanation; advance notice of transitions (3-minute warning)
- Assessment alternative: Verbal response vs. written; extended processing time (1.5× standard)
Example 3: Dyslexia Accommodation Set
- Text access: Audiobook versions of readings; text-to-speech software (Natural Reader) for independent work
- Writing support: Speech-to-text for written responses; graphic organizer templates pre-populated with sentence starters
- Spelling/decoding: Phonemic awareness mini-drills (5 min); multisensory letter formation (Orton-Gillingham approach)
- Assessment: Spelling/decoding not graded separately; focus on content comprehension
What's Included
- SKILL.md instruction file with diagnostic profiles and accommodation mapping logic:
- Accommodation Plan Template: Structured worksheet organizing diagnosis → barriers → specific accommodations by category
- Sensory Accommodation Checklist: Environmental, auditory, visual, tactile, movement, and break options organized by neurotype
- Assistive Technology Matching Matrix: Decision tree matching student needs (processing speed, working memory, motor control) to specific tools
- IEP Language Generator: Accommodation phrasing formatted for official IEP documentation and parent communication
- Executive Function Scaffolding Framework: Task analysis, working memory supports, attention cues, and initiation strategies by grade level
Who It's For
- Special needs tutors and specialists designing individualized instruction for neurodivergent learners
- IEP coordinators and special education teachers building accommodation sections for IEP meetings
- Educational therapists creating multi-sensory lesson plans for students with learning differences
- School psychologists and counselors translating diagnostic data into classroom-ready accommodation strategies
- Homeschooling parents and learning coaches building accommodated curriculum for neurodivergent children
Best For
- Creating initial accommodation plans for newly diagnosed neurodivergent students
- Troubleshooting and adjusting accommodations that aren't working in practice
- Generating IEP accommodation language and parent-facing documentation
- Designing differentiated lesson structures for mixed-neurotype classroom groups
- Selecting and implementing assistive technology matched to specific learning barriers
- Building executive function scaffolds directly into tutoring lesson flow







