Having the right tools to hand can make busy days feel more manageable – especially if you’re neurodivergent.

Here, we’ve created toolkits filled with fantastic productivity, time management and self-care apps to help make task-heavy times feel that little bit smoother for people with dyslexia, autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

Voice Dream Reader turns text into speech, making long, complex documents less exhausting to digest. Scan something – a PDF, web page or book, for example – and the app will read it to you, highlighting each word as it goes, so you can follow along.

Make reading for pleasure even more enjoyable with audiobook app Audible. Its Immersive Reading feature highlights the text as it reads it, and the Adjustable Narration Speed allows you to customise the reading pace to your liking.

When it comes to writing, Grammarly can be a game changer. It offers real-time feedback – helping you to brainstorm ideas, correcting spelling mistakes and suggesting sentence structure tweaks – easing the anxiety of an empty document and speeding up the editing process.

Lots to do but unsure where to start? Forest can encourage you to take action. The productivity tool employs gamification to help you maintain concentration and complete tasks. Staying focused helps the virtual tree you’ve planted thrive – keep it up and you could create a whole forest!

Notion shines in structuring tasks and presenting them visually. Use it to lay out to-dos, ideas and projects in a style that works for you – choose colours, icons, checkboxes and more – and ease the overwhelm that can stem from attempting to juggle too much information at once.

Stress sometimes escalates quickly for people with ADHD, and when it does, Headspace can offer relief by providing short moments of pause. The app’s breathing exercises and guided reflections can be effective in interrupting emotional spirals before they take over the day.

A moment of Calm can help to manage sensory overload and prevent shutdowns. The app provides predictable low-stimulus features to support nervous system regulation, and its gentle soundscapes, breathing exercises and short grounding sessions offer a way to relax and reset after sensory stress.

Tiimo can make navigating unpredictable routines feel more manageable. By combining your daily schedule, to-dos and reminders in one space, the app helps to reduce uncertainty around what’s coming up in the days and weeks ahead.

For an easy way to track your emotions, try Daylio. It allows you to monitor how you’re feeling and the activities that trigger strong reactions with minimal effort. Over time, patterns emerge, revealing days, environments or obligations that seem to drain your energy.