Cogs vs Lets Speek

Built by neurodivergent people for neurodivergent people, the Cogs mobile app helps you avoid neurodivergent burnout and develop positive wellbeing habits. We help you live your best neurodivergent life by enabling you to: 1. Identify your personal burnout signs Cogs helps you discover the specific behaviours and thought patterns that show up more strongly when you’re burnt out. Understanding and tracking these is the first stop to beating burnout. 2. Understand your energy levels By tracking your burnout signs daily, Cogs visualises your energy levels for you, indicating when you can take on the day and when you need to prioritise self care. Understanding and communicating what you feel capable of is an important step in advocating for yourself 3. Develop good wellbeing habits Cogs helps you self-regulate and maintain good daily practices through reflection, movement, breathing and stimming. Once you’ve found the things that work for you, save them for later. They will appear on your self-care screen. All features of the Cogs app require a paid membership. Membership is offered for £7.99/month or £69.99/year with a 7 days free trial for new users. Price listed is for UK users and may be different in other regions. Existing subscribers are not eligible for a free trial. [:mav: 2.0.2]

Struggling with self-harm? You don’t have to figure it out alone. Speek is a mental health support app for teenagers who self-harm. It gives you a private, judgement-free space to understand what you’re feeling, learn ways to cope, and get support from people who get it. Speek has been developed with clinicians and informed by established best practice in mental health care. What’s inside: Interactive Learning Modules Step-by-step modules that help you understand self-harm, make sense of difficult emotions, build healthier ways of coping and look after yourself. Each one is hands-on, with activities, reflections and exercises you can work through at your own pace, whenever suits you. Clinician Messaging Secure messaging with qualified clinicians for non-urgent questions and guidance. This service is not intended for crisis support. 1-1 Clinician Calls Video sessions with clinicians experienced in supporting young people who self-harm. Once you join, a clinician will arrange a session with you, and it will appear in the app so you always know when it’s happening. Sessions focus on coping strategies, personalised guidance for your situation and pointing you to other support where helpful. Why Speek Clinician-led and evidence-informed Confidential and secure Start your learning modules straight away Asking for help can feel hard. Speek is here to make that first step a little easier, and to support you alongside the people and services already in your life. Get started Create your account Start your first learning module straight away A clinician arranges your first 1-1 session, and it shows up in the app Message your clinician with any questions along the way Speek is not a crisis service and does not provide diagnosis or treatment. If you are in immediate danger or worried about your safety, please contact your GP, local mental health services or emergency services (999 in the UK). Download Speek today and take the first step. For parents and carers: Speek can be a helpful place to start if you’re supporting a young person who self-harms. Talk to them about whether it might help, and make sure they know you’re there.