Learn to code the way your brain works.

A calm robot coding lab for K–12. Snap blocks together, watch the robot run them, and climb all the way to real Python. It's built on university research into ADHD, autistic and dyslexic minds.

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The picture shows a robot following code blocks across a mat to reach a star.

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This is how a level goes. Keep scrolling and the robot runs a little further each time.

  1. Snap blocks together

    Tap a block or drag it in. Each block is one clear action, like move forward or turn right.

  2. Run it and watch every step

    The line that's running lights up, and the robot does exactly that. Run one step at a time whenever you want it slower.

  3. Bugs are part of it

    When the robot bumps a rock, a calm note shows what worked and the one line to change. No buzzers and no red X.

  4. Calm when you need it

    One switch turns off motion and sound effects. Reading fonts, bigger text and read aloud are a tap away too.

The same program, four ways

Kids start with picture blocks and climb to real Python when they're ready. The robot does the same thing every time, so nothing has to be learned twice.

When Run code is pressed
repeat 4 times
move forward 2
turn right
repeat 4 times
    forward 2
    turn right
repeat(4):
    forward(2)
    turn_right()
for i in range(4):
    robot.forward(2)
    robot.turn_right()

The robot drives a square: 2 forward, turn right, four times.

What the research says about neurodivergent minds and code

Many of the thinking styles that make school hard are the same ones that help in programming. These findings come from universities, and they shaped every part of ND Code.

34%

of autistic college students chose a STEM major, more than any other group in the study. For all college students it was 23%. Computer science was their top STEM pick.

SRI International and Washington University in St. Louis, 2013

450,000

people took part in a study where those working in science and tech scored higher on a measure of autistic traits. The researchers link this to systems thinking.

University of Cambridge, 2015

Hyperfocus

Adults with more ADHD traits reported more deep, absorbed focus, in school, hobbies and screens. The right task can hold attention for a long time.

University of Michigan, 2019

Creative

Adults with ADHD reported more real-world creative achievement than their peers, and preferred generating new ideas.

University of Michigan and Eckerd College, 2011

Explorers

Researchers argue dyslexia reflects a specialization in exploring the unknown, which supports discovery, invention and creativity.

University of Cambridge, 2022

Lowest third

In a computational thinking curriculum built for neurodiversity, students with the lowest executive function scores gained the most.

TERC with the University of Florida, Florida State University and the University of Maryland, 2024

Read the research and how we use it

Supports built in

Kids turn them on, or a teacher sets them once from an IEP or 504 plan. Try a few on this sentence.

The robot moves forward 2 squares, then turns right.

For teachers, parents and clubs

Anyone 18 or older can make a free account. You make the kids' logins. Kids log in with a class code, their name and a picture or word secret.

Teachers

Make a class, add names, print login cards. Your school's permission covers your students, so you can start today.

Parents and guardians

Add your own kids at home. We email you a short notice about what we collect, and you say yes first.

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