Back on Track

Yes. It was built in a home educating family with a PDA teenager and is designed around PDA-friendly strategies: low-demand language, real choice inside a clear frame, small predictable days, written rules so there is nothing to argue about, and rewards that only ever add up. Every child is different, so you set the tasks and the size of each step yourself.

PDA stands for Pathological Demand Avoidance, and many families now call it a Persistent Drive for Autonomy. It is a profile, often seen in autistic children, where everyday demands trigger high anxiety and a strong need to avoid them. The PDA Society is a good place to learn more.

Many reward charts take things away, use streaks or turn every task into a direct demand, which can raise anxiety and lead to more pushback. In Back on Track nothing is ever taken away, every small piece counts across days, your child chooses their reward and can change it, and the screen holds the rules so you do not have to keep asking.

No. Back on Track doesn't decide what your child learns. It gives the learning you've already chosen a daily shape and a reason to keep going. Use it alongside any resources, websites or tutors you already have.

Roughly 5 to 16. The pieces and targets are yours to set, so they can be as small or as stretching as your child needs.

No. It's designed with demand avoidance in mind, and it suits any child who finds demands hard, whatever their diagnosis or none.

Nothing is lost. Whatever pieces were done still count, and tomorrow is a fresh start. If a level is too much after illness or a hard week, step back a level. That isn't failing.

Go to app.neurodivergentminds.com in any web browser and type your email. We send you a code, so there are no passwords. Then you add your children and set up their pieces. You can add it to the home screen of a tablet or phone so it opens like an app.

Yes. Pieces your child ticks wait in Approve with no time limit, so you can check them the next day or later in the week. Each one shows the day it was from, and they all still count towards tokens.

Children can only tick today, which keeps things simple and avoids arguments about the past. A grown-up can use Add a missed piece in the Week section for any of the last 7 days, and it goes in as approved.

Tap Forgotten your PIN? on the PIN screen. We email a 6-digit code to a grown-up in your family, and once it is entered you choose a new PIN. A child cannot reset it without that email.

Yes. Back on Track runs in the web browser on iPads, Android tablets, phones and computers, and you can add it to the home screen so it opens like an app. Ticks and approvals stay in step across every signed-in device.

£4.99 a month or £34.99 a year for the whole family, for up to 6 children. The first 14 days are free, and you can cancel in one tap. We email you 3 days before your first payment so there are no surprises.

We're not legally qualified and don't give legal advice. For reliable, up-to-date information, Education Otherwise is a long-standing UK home education charity and a good place to start.