Helping children with autism communicate, learn, and grow.

Caju is a gamified companion for children with autism: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) boards to express needs, visual routines for daily life, calm picture stories for new moments, and a community for the people who care.

A therapist guiding a child through a visual communication board

I'm a parent

Use what your therapist sets up, at home, with your child.

I'm a professional

Therapists, psychologists, teachers and clinicians: design and run sessions with the tools you need.

A safe space for communication and routines

Caju is a support tool for children with autism. It does not diagnose or treat. It gives professionals and families clear, consistent ways to help a child express themselves, learn daily routines, and feel proud of what they did today.

Communicate

Picture-based AAC boards your child can tap to make themselves heard.

Learn routines

Step-by-step visual schedules for mornings, school prep, hygiene, meals.

Feel prepared

Calm picture stories that help a child get ready for the dentist, a haircut, or bedtime.

Celebrate progress

Stars, badges and warm parent reports. Never punishment.

Connect with others

A warm space where families and professionals share what works and cheer each other on.

AAC boards your child can actually use.

Tap a tile to hear it. Each tap speaks the word out loud. Customise tiles for your home, school, or therapy setting, without losing the simple, kid-safe feel.

Visual routines that turn mornings into wins.

Step-by-step schedules with pictures and warm prompts. The child sees what's next, taps to complete, and earns a reward at the end. Never punished for stopping.

Calm picture stories for everyday moments.

Build a gentle, personalised story to help a child feel ready for things like the dentist, a haircut, or going to sleep. Pictures and soft narration, made in minutes. Every story is yours to review before a child sees it.

A community that gets it.

Swap experiences, ask questions, and celebrate small wins with other families and professionals. Friendly, moderated, and free of clinical jargon, so you never have to figure things out alone.

A dedicated hub for the people who care.

One place to track stars, badges, and routines completed today. Sessions become warm reports parents can read in two minutes: no jargon, no clinical scoring.

How it works

From setup to a session your child can actually use, in four short steps.

1
Create a profile
Tell us about the child. The therapist usually does this first.
2
Build or pick content
Use a template, customise tiles, build a routine. Or start from one of ours.
3
The child uses it
A simple, kid-safe interface. No timers, no fail states, big buttons.
4
Share the progress
Sessions become warm, jargon-free reports for parents, automatically.

Stephanie Alvito's Instagram reel about Caju

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I really hope this project goes far and helps families, especially children.

Stephanie Alvito

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Where Caju got its start.

Caju started at XBoost, the accelerator programme at PACT (Parque do Alentejo de Ciência e Tecnologia), with guidance from academic mentors. We want our tools to be useful in clinical practice, not just look good on a page.

Questions parents and professionals ask

Tap any question to expand the answer.

Is Caju right for my child?

Caju supports children with autism across a wide range of ages and support needs. There's no age cut-off. The therapist (or you, at home) sets the difficulty and content level. If your child is non-verbal, learning to communicate, or working on daily routines, it's likely a good fit.

Do I need a therapist to use it?

No. Parents and educators can use Caju on their own. That said, the strongest workflow is with a therapist: they configure goals, run sessions, and we generate warm parent reports automatically. Consider it parent-friendly, therapist-amplified.

Is my child's data safe?

Your child's data is hosted under European data protection law and we are GDPR-compliant. We don't show ads. You can read the full privacy policy at the bottom of any page on this site.

What happens after early access?

Caju will introduce paid plans once we leave the early-access phase. People who join us during this phase will get a discount on whatever plan they choose later. That's our way of saying thank you for trying us early.

Free while we're in early access

Caju is free for everyone while we're in early access. AI features have monthly limits for everyone. Clinics, schools and hospitals can talk to us about raising those limits for the team.

For individuals

Therapists, psychologists, parents, and educators: sign up free and use the platform end-to-end. AI features have monthly limits.

For clinics, schools, hospitals

Higher monthly AI limits for the team, priority support, and early access to new features before they roll out to everyone.

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