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In a school hallway, a teacher wearing a Riverside Elementary lanyard kneels beside a boy with a backpack and shows his Smart Threads kids profile on a phone; the boy wears a band on his wrist.
For special needs and autism families

The note you'd whisper
to a stranger, one
tap away.

Write the note that helps: how they communicate, what calms them and who to call. Whoever taps the band reads it, so you don't have to explain in a loud, crowded room. You choose every word and every item.

7-day free trial, then billed monthly. For iPhone.

Your note, shown firstWritten by you
Call my grown-upOne tap for a finder
What a finder sees on a kids card: a first name, a short note and a Call my grown-up button.The Smart Threads card editor with a toggle for each item.Smart Threads kids card showing a first name, a short note and a Call my grown-up button.
Smart Threads kids card for Noah showing a note that says he is nonverbal, a Call my grown-up button and a nonverbal, autism alert.
When words aren't there

One tap says what your child can't.

Some children can't say their name or your phone number, and some don't speak at all. When a helper taps the band with a smartphone, they see the profile you wrote ahead of time, in your words.

  • How your child communicates
  • What helps them feel calm
  • How to reach you, with a Call my grown-up button

An example profile. You choose every word and every item. Works when someone with an NFC-capable smartphone taps the band.

A moment you might know
A café worker holds a phone to a boy's wrist band while his parent looks on.
A café gets loud

The espresso machine screams and your child goes quiet.

The person behind the counter notices, taps the band with a phone and reads your note: how they communicate, what helps, who to call. No lecture and no panic. Just the words you wrote ahead of time.

Smart Threads kids card showing a first name, a short note and a Call my grown-up button.
A child who doesn't speak

They can't say who they are, or who you are.

A first name, your note and the call button you chose. A way to speak for them, in your words.

The Smart Threads card editor with a toggle for each item.
A new sitter, a new teacher

The same explanation, again and again.

Write it once. Edit it in the app any time things change, and the band opens the latest version.

These are examples, not customer stories. Works when someone with an NFC-capable smartphone taps the band.

Three steps

Set up in minutes.

Write the note once.

A photo, how they communicate, what calms them and who to call.

Put it on a band.

Program the band from the app.

Go out and live.

Whoever helps taps the band and sees only what you chose.

In the app

What they see.
What you control.

Every card is made in the Smart Threads app. You choose what shows on it.

What a finder sees on a kids card: a first name, a short note and a Call my grown-up button.
Their card

A short alert, your note and a call button.

  1. The Call my grown-up button
  2. A short alert, shown first
The Smart Threads card editor with a toggle for each item.
Your controls

Each item is a switch. Leave off anything you want private.

  1. Each item has its own switch
  2. A short alert you write, shown first
The Smart Threads Program NFC tag screen with the instruction Hold near the tag.
Program the band

Hold your iPhone near the band and the app does the rest.

  1. Hold your iPhone near the band

Sample profiles shown.

A hand holds a phone to a child's band to tap it.
Where it helps

Your note goes
where they go.

  • Outings and appointmentsYour note goes with them to new places.
  • School and therapyShare the same note with everyone helping.
  • Camps and activitiesAdd the contacts to call, in your order.
  • TravelAirports, hotels and parks: the note is on the band.
Free offer

Get a free SMART Band Classic.

Start with your email and your first band is on us. Pair it with the Smart Threads app on iPhone.

The Smart Threads app has a 7-day free trial, then billed monthly.

A white SMART Band Classic.

7-day free trial, then billed monthly.

Try the app for seven days. After that it is billed monthly. Manage it any time in your Apple subscription settings.

Download on the App Store Android coming soon
Questions

Good to know.

What do I write in the note?
Anything that helps: how they communicate, what calms them and who to call. Leave off anything you want private.
What does a finder see?
Only what you chose to show. Each item in the profile is a switch you turn on or off.
Is it a medical device?
No. Smart Threads helps you share information you choose. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.
How does the trial work?
There is a 7-day free trial in the app, then it is billed monthly unless you cancel in your Apple subscription settings.
The Smart Threads card editor with a toggle for each item.
What a finder sees on a kids card: a first name, a short note and a Call my grown-up button.

Write their note today.

You are the expert on your child. The band lets the people around them borrow a little of what you know.

Smart Threads is an iPhone app. 7-day free trial, then billed monthly.

Download on the App Store