Speak to me. Then wait.
Please speak directly to me. I may answer using more than one route. Give me time to respond before repeating or changing the question.
The Communication Field Desk · Free tool
Make the note that helps the next person get it right.
A communication card should not require a dissertation. Tell us the routes that work, the signals that matter, and what makes conversation easier. The tool will turn that into a pocket note, a one-page profile, and an AI-ready prompt you can copy or print.
Field note no. 01Speak to me. Then wait.I may answer with my device, a gesture, a look, a sound, a word, or another route. Give me enough time to use the one that works today.
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The communication card maker.
Use only the information you are comfortable putting into the finished note. Nothing you type here is submitted to An AUsome Life; the generator runs in your browser.
Keep private details private. You usually do not need a diagnosis, school history, medication list, or life story to help the next person communicate well. Put the useful interaction details first.
The ready-made set
Twelve field notes to borrow.
Small enough to print. Plain enough to paste into an AI. Distinct enough to find again when the day is moving quickly.
Yes. No. Not sure.
My reliable YES is [ ]. My reliable NO is [ ]. If you are unsure what I meant, say so and let me try another way.
If the first route is hard.
Try [backup route]. Keep the full communication system available. A harder moment may call for an easier route, not fewer things to say.
No. Stop. Break. Something else.
Please make room for refusal and change. Important options today are: NO, STOP, BREAK, FINISHED, HELP, and SOMETHING ELSE.
A new place, in five lines.
We are going to [place]. First [ ]. Next [ ]. A break can happen at [ ]. We can leave when [ ]. If the plan changes, show or tell me what changed.
The restaurant table note.
Please show the real choices when possible. I may use the menu, a photo, an object, my device, pointing, typing, or another route. “None of these” is a real answer.
The pool-bag backup.
Electronics and water are poor companions. Our dry backup covers: YES, NO, STOP, MORE, OUT, BATHROOM, HELP, COLD, FINISHED, and SOMETHING ELSE.
The medical visit note.
Please ask me first and give me time. Useful messages include YES, NO, NOT SURE, SHOW ME, EXPLAIN AGAIN, STOP, BREAK, HURTS, and where it hurts.
The handoff.
Today’s plan is [ ]. Communication routes: [ ]. Reliable yes/no: [ ]. What helps: [ ]. Backup route: [ ]. Please follow the current safety plan where it is stored.
When stress shrinks language.
If my usual route becomes harder, reduce the demand and offer [easier route]. Give me time and space. Do not assume less speech means less to say.
Communication repair.
I think I missed that. I will not pretend I understood. Can we try another route—show me, point, type, use your device, use a photo, or try again when you are ready?
The AI drafting prompt.
Create a one-page communication support using only the facts I provide. Do not infer thoughts, feelings, ability, or preferences. Keep the person’s own choices and communication routes in control.
A longer AI prompt you can paste anywhere
Create a clear, age-respectful communication support using ONLY the facts I give you. Rules: - Do not infer the person's thoughts, feelings, intelligence, diagnosis, or preferences. - Do not narrow or replace their existing communication system. - Treat speech, vocalizations, gestures, gaze, body movement, signs, real objects, photographs, visual scenes, symbols, AAC, typing, texting, drawing, writing, switch access, and scanning as possible communication routes when I say they are relevant. - Speak directly to the person in the finished material. - Include how to say or confirm YES and NO when I provide that information. - Make room for NO, STOP, BREAK, FINISHED, HELP, NOT SURE, and SOMETHING ELSE when appropriate. - Separate confirmed facts from a support person's interpretation. - If information is missing, leave a blank rather than inventing it. - Keep private medical, school, and family history out unless I explicitly say it is necessary. - Use short sentences, generous spacing, and concrete wording. - Output two versions: (1) a one-page printable field card and (2) a plain-text version that can be pasted into an email, note, or care handoff. Here are the facts: [PASTE FACTS HERE]
Why it is built this way
Communication is bigger than a form.
This generator is a formatting tool, not an assessment. A person may use many communication routes, and the easiest route can change with setting, fatigue, sensory load, positioning, partner familiarity, or the message itself. Keep established systems available and involve qualified AAC professionals when individualized assessment is needed.
Read the full multimodal communication guide →