Lab Building
Bounded Rehearsal
Some children find it very hard when they cannot tell what will happen next: a new place, cousins coming to stay, being told "no" or having to share. Bounded Rehearsal helps the adults around them prepare. You describe the place, the visit or the moment, and what helps your child. Rehearsal sets out what will be different from what your child knows, how to prepare in the days before and a short walk-through to practise together. You can also make your own visual supports to print or use on your phone.
The idea we are testing
Connected to the Bounded Companion
Bounded Rehearsal works from what the Bounded Companion already knows about a person: the moments recorded, the interpretations weighed and what earlier experiments showed.
Where it is now
There is nothing to try yet. We are shaping it with the people it is for, and will show it once it works.
When it is ready, it graduates into a product or service.
Who it is for
Prepare a child for a new place, a visit or a hard everyday moment, and make visual supports at home.
Plan a trip, a new room or a change of adult, and print the same supports the family uses at home.
Give a family something practical to take home after an assessment.
Taking part
Bounded Rehearsal is being tested with families now. If your child finds new places or changes hard and you would like to try it, write to Ricardo.
We're here to help
Let's talk
Tell the Companion about a moment that puzzles you, or write to Ricardo directly.