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No two neurodivergent minds are the same. Neurodivergence is one word, but it is lived in countless ways. Autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more. Even two autistic people can be nothing alike. So can two people with ADHD. The label is a starting point, not a personality. We see it in our own community. Sometimes one person says, I am neurodivergent, but I am not like that other neurodivergent person. And that is completely okay. Each profile is its own. Different needs, different strengths, different ways of feeling and communicating. You do not have to fit one picture. Not the one others expect, not even the one inside the community. Different, and still part of the same community. Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis. 🖼️ Image description: X cover on a sage green background. Two MindyCore mascots of different colours, both with headphones and white t-shirts with a rainbow infinity symbol, facing each other in conversation. Cream text reads “No two neurodivergent minds are the same”, with a subtitle “Same community, lived differently by each”

Mindy update. This week we have been focused on the Coaching mode of NeuroMindy. We are receiving official coaching material from the experts at Alcachofa Coaching, and others who collaborated and will be credited. That real knowledge is what we use to train it. And we keep shaping the screens and the first steps when you start. We like to build in the open. Visit Alcachofa coaching here: alcachofacoaching.com/ 🖼️ Image description: X cover on a cream background. The MindyCore mascot dressed as a coach, a purple character with headphones, round glasses and a white t-shirt with a rainbow infinity symbol, holding a notepad. Smoke black text reads “NeuroMindy: Coaching mode”, with a subtitle “trained with real coaching knowledge”

NeuroMindy does not diagnose you. A diagnosis can take years, money, and access many people never have. Your experience is real either way. NeuroMindy gives you space to explore what you need, at your own pace. No label required. 🖼️ Image description: X cover on a sage green background. The MindyCore mascot, a purple character with headphones and a white t-shirt with a rainbow infinity symbol, waving on the right. Cream text reads “NeuroMindy does not diagnose you”

Mindy updates. Some of you asked about the old NeuroMindy prototype. That version is retired. We are rebuilding NeuroMindy from scratch, on a new domain. Testing opens next month, through our list. Want in? Join: tally.so/r/Bz6e21 🖼️ Image description: Screenshot of the NeuroMindy maintenance page on a cream background. A sage badge reads “Under maintenance”. The heading reads “We are rebuilding NeuroMindy from scratch”. Three cards read “The old version is retired”, “The stack is replaced”, and “A new NeuroMindy is coming”. At the bottom, in sage, “Your mind works differently. Your technology should too.” (SPA) Mindy actualizaciones. Muchos preguntaron por el prototipo viejo de NeuroMindy. Esa versión está retirada. Estamos reconstruyendo NeuroMindy desde cero, en un dominio nuevo. El testeo abre el mes que viene, por la lista. ¿Te apuntas? Únete: tally.so/r/Bz6e21 🖼️ Descripción de imagen: Captura de la página de mantenimiento de NeuroMindy sobre fondo crema. Una etiqueta sage dice “En mantenimiento”. El título dice “Estamos reconstruyendo NeuroMindy desde cero”. Tres tarjetas dicen “La versión antigua está retirada”, “La tecnología se reemplaza” y “Un nuevo NeuroMindy está por llegar”. Abajo, en sage, “Tu mente funciona diferente. Tu tecnología también debería”

How NeuroMindy speaks. Two clear choices: 1. No metaphors. Plain, literal words, with no hidden meanings. Figures of speech can confuse, or be taken literally. Clear words are easier to trust. 2. You choose the tone. Warm and gentle, or short and direct. You decide, because people are different. What Mindy says is what it means. Nothing to decode. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 🖼️ Image description: Sage green horizontal cover with cream text reading “How NeuroMindy speaks, clear words, your tone”. On the right, the MindyCore mascot, a purple character with headphones, sits next to a blank speech bubble. The cream MindyCore logo is in a corner.

Interoception. The sense that tells you what is happening inside your body: hunger, thirst, tiredness, your heartbeat. For many neurodivergent people these signals are harder to notice, or arrive all at once. So someone may forget to eat, or not feel tired until it is too much. It is not carelessness. The signal is just quieter, or louder, than expected. Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis. Source: DuBois et al. (2016), Int. Journal of Developmental Neuroscience. 🖼️ Image description: Cream horizontal cover with dark green text reading “Interoception: the body’s quiet signals, how you feel hunger, thirst and tiredness inside”. On the right, the MindyCore mascot, a purple character with headphones, rests one hand on its chest.

Mindy updates A change in how we are building NeuroMindy, our AI assistant for neurodivergent people. We are finishing the full English version first, then moving to Spanish. One complete version done well, before starting the other. The first testing round is in English. It focuses on how NeuroMindy responds and adapts to the way each person processes information. You will need to create an account to try it. To our Spanish-speaking community: the Spanish testing will take a little longer. Thank you for your patience. We have not forgotten about you. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 🖼️ Image description: Sage green background. On the left, cream text reads “Mindy updates, testing how NeuroMindy responds and adapts”. On the right, the MindyCore mascot, a purple character with headphones and a white t-shirt with a rainbow infinity symbol, waving and smiling. (SPA) Mindy actualizaciones. Un cambio en cómo estamos construyendo NeuroMindy, nuestro asistente de IA para personas neurodivergentes. Vamos a terminar toda la versión en inglés primero, y después la pasamos al español. Una versión completa y bien hecha, antes de empezar la otra. La primera ronda de testeo es en inglés. Se centra en cómo responde NeuroMindy y cómo se adapta a la forma en que cada persona procesa la información. Hace falta crear una cuenta para probarlo. A la comunidad hispanohablante: el testeo en español va a tardar un poco más. Gracias por la paciencia. No nos olvidamos de ustedes. Tu mente funciona diferente. Tu tecnología también debería. 🖼️ Descripción de la imagen: Fondo verde sage. A la izquierda, texto crema que dice “Mindy updates, testing how NeuroMindy responds and adapts”. A la derecha, la mascota de MindyCore, un personaje morado con auriculares y camiseta blanca con el símbolo del infinito de colores, saludando y sonriendo.

MindyPlay is live. Our first two games are out now, on iOS and Android. Made for neurodivergent players. No pressure, no overwhelm. See both: mindycore.com/en/mindyplay Zombie Jumper iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id6809244… Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d… MindyCards iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id6793930… Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d… Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 🖼️ Image description: Cream banner with a purple border. The MindyPlay logo at the top, with large text reading “MindyPlay is live. Two games out now on iOS and Android.” The Zombie Jumper night-city artwork with a jumping character and zombies on the left, the MindyCards artwork with four ace cards on the right, and the App Store and Google Play badges in the centre.

Monotropism. “They only focus on a few things.” That is often monotropism, and it is not a flaw. It is a way attention works: strong focus on a few interests at a time. It brings deep skill and flow. It also makes sudden task switching and interruptions hard. How to help: warn before changes, let people finish, protect focus time. Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis. 📖 Source: Murray, Lesser and Lawson (2005), Autism 9(2). 🖼️ Image description: Sage green horizontal cover. On the right, the MindyCore mascot, a purple character with headphones and a white t-shirt with a rainbow infinity symbol, sits cross-legged holding a small wooden block, fully focused. On the left, cream text reads “Monotropism: deep focus, not a flaw. A way attention works in many neurodivergent minds.”

Mindy update. No big launch this week. On purpose. We are building the full NeuroMindy flow: login, sign up, password reset, a calm onboarding, and Mindy remembering the profiles you add. If you register, Mindy remembers across sessions. If not, it stays local on your device and you set it up again each time. You decide. Tester list is open: tally.so/r/Bz6e21 Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 🖼️ Image description: The MindyCore mascot, a friendly purple character with headphones, sits on a chair at a desk on a sage green rug, typing on a laptop with a blank screen. Cream background. Title text reads "Mindy updates, building the flow" and the subtitule: "from first screen to first chat".

Why you can't start, even when you want to. It has a name: executive dysfunction. One common form is task paralysis: feeling frozen, unable to begin, even when you want to. It is not laziness. The intention is there. The hard part is the bridge between wanting to do something and actually starting. Why: executive function (planning, starting, organising tasks) works differently in ADHD and autism. Turning intention into action takes real effort. What helps: tiny steps, the smallest first action, fewer distractions, and self-kindness. Shame only deepens the freeze. Frozen is not lazy. It is real. Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis. 🖼️ Image description: A sage green image with cream text reading "Why you can't start, even when you want to.", and the line "Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis."

When NeuroMindy is not sure, it asks. It does not guess. Many tools fill the gaps by guessing what you mean, or who you are. We chose differently. Why: assumptions are often wrong, and neurodivergent people are misread far too often already. So NeuroMindy asks. If something is unclear, it asks you, instead of deciding for you. And nothing is inferred in the background. It works only with what you choose to tell it. Asking takes a little longer. But you are understood on your terms, not on an assumption. When in doubt, we ask. That is the whole point. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 🖼️ Image description: A cream image with the MindyCore mascot in a questioning pose, ink text reading "When NeuroMindy is not sure, it asks. It does not guess.", the MindyCore logo, and the tagline "Your mind works differently. Your technology should too."

Mindy Updates: we finally have dates for the NeuroMindy testing. These are approximate and may shift, but here is the plan: First round: mid November, in English, with English-speaking testers. It tries the core of NeuroMindy: the chat, the conditions you choose to share, and how it adapts. Between rounds: we add the Spanish version, bring in the first tools (starting with memory), and polish the interface. Second round: late November, in Spanish, with coaches. Here we also test the memory feature. As we said before, English first, Spanish right after. Your round is coming. Want to join? tally.so/r/Bz6e21 Still being built. Still not rushing it. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 🖼️ Image description: A sage green cover with cream text reading "We have testing dates! NeuroMindy testing starts in November", the MindyCore mascot cheerfully pointing at a simple calendar, and the MindyCore logo.

We are building MindyFam, our community, slowly and on purpose. We add new people little by little, every couple of weeks. We are selective to keep the space safe, not to keep people out. We want people to get to know each other, bond, and feel secure here. To everyone on the waiting list: thank you for your patience. We are getting to you. And we have already started our first events. Whether you are a neurotypical ally or neurodivergent, this is your space. A place that is safe and real, where we all learn to live alongside different ways of thinking and feeling. We are the 100% that sees the 25%. MindyFam is an 18+ space. To join, fill in the form and we will reply within 48 hours: tally.so/r/81E9rr 🖼️Image description: A cream image with MindyCore's mascot in a welcoming pose, with text reading "Welcome to MindyFam. Our community, built slowly, with care", and the MindyCore logo.

What is time blindness? The persistent difficulty sensing how much time has passed, or estimating how long a task will take. One of the most common experiences in ADHD. What it looks like: underestimating time, losing hours in hyperfocus, deadlines that arrive suddenly. And it is not carelessness. Brain differences make it genuinely harder to sense time. Not about "trying harder". Why: brain areas and dopamine signalling work differently. Called "temporal myopia", the further away something is, the harder it is to see. What helps: visible timers, alarms, breaking tasks into steps, external reminders. And a little understanding. A different sense of time is still real. Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis. 🖼️ Image description: A sage green image with cream text reading "What is time blindness?", the MindyCore logo, and the line "Shared by many, lived differently by each. For understanding, not diagnosis."

Mindy Updates: our testing phase is splitting into two. And here is why. NeuroMindy is being built for more than one language. But adding several at once, on an infrastructure this complex, is a huge amount of work. Doing it all together would slow everything down. So we split the testing into two phases: - Phase one: English, first. - Phase two: Spanish, right after. To our Spanish-speaking community: your phase is coming. You are not an afterthought. We are doing it this way to move forward and get each language right. Still being built. Still not rushing it. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 📌 Image description: MindyCore's mascot sitting on a sage green futon, holding two small signs reading "ENG" and "ESP", with text reading "Testing in two phases. English first. Spanish right after."

Your data is yours. So you can delete it, whenever you want.With NeuroMindy, whatever you share is always yours. See it, delete it, anytime. No hoops, no hidden buttons. When you tell a tool how your mind works, that is personal. You should never feel trapped by what you once shared.And delete means delete. Not hidden, not archived. When you remove it, it is gone for real.NeuroMindy only works with what you choose to share. Nothing inferred or stored without you knowing.We do not just ask you to trust us. We give you the control to decide.Your data. Your choice. Always. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. 📌 Image description: A sage green image with cream text reading "Your data. Your choice. Always.", MindyCore's mascot holding a simple shield, and the tagline "Your mind works differently. Your technology should too."

Yesterday I had a down day. It happens, and it is normal. The workload is huge right now: the games, NeuroMindy, the pressure of getting it right. But on days like that, something lifts me back up. The community. Some people test our games or support what we do, and do not even want the small, symbolic payment we offer. Some realise we are bootstrapped and do not ask for anything at all. That is people who see the mission, not the business. Some give their expertise for free, just because they believe in it. My team lifts me too. Huge pressure, but doing it so well. We are close to launching. On the hard days, I remember I am not alone. The company is a company, yes. But we found it together. We build it together. Thank you for being here. Even if I have not met most of you face to face, your support gives me strength. So far apart, but connected. Have an amazing day. Love you all. 📌 Video description: Ornella, the founder of MindyCore, speaks to camera about the hard days and what keeps her going: the community and her team. Burned-in subtitles throughout.

The font you read can change your whole day. It seems like a small detail. But the font on a screen can be the difference between reading with ease and reading with strain. So we chose Atkinson Hyperlegible as our default. Designed by the Braille Institute to be easier to read. Every letter is made distinct, so confusable ones, like lowercase L and uppercase I, do not blur together. For low vision, dyslexia, or anyone who reads a lot: less strain, more comfort. And you can still change it, to OpenDyslexic, Lexend, whatever reads best for you. Accessibility is in the details you never notice. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. #Neurodivergence #Accessibility #Typography #MindyFam 📌 Image description: A cream image with ink text reading "The font you read can change your whole day", the MindyCore logo, and the tagline "Your mind works differently. Your technology should too."

Small design choices matter. Here's one. Most help buttons describe where something is. "The microphone is next to the text box." So you have to hold that in your head and go find it. NeuroMindy does it differently. Instead of describing it, the help button highlights it. Tap for help, and the microphone itself lights up. No flashing, no animation. Just a border that stays until you touch something else. It seems tiny. But it means you do not have to keep instructions in your head while you search. That is designing for working memory, not against it. Your mind works differently. Your technology should too. #Neurodivergence #NeuroMindy #Accessibility #MindyFam 📌 Image description: A sage green image with MindyCore's mascot and cream text reading "Designed for working memory, not against it", with the tagline "Your mind works differently. Your technology should too."