#emergency chat

[queenofbraces]

Went to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra with my mom tonight. This show topped last year's and I didn't think it could! Went nonverbal due to sensory overload but my mom's super cool about it so it's not a big deal. Also using Emergency Chat app which I 100% recommend

[jgamer-aspie]

Just wanted to say I use your app regularly and it's a liver saver! You my friend, are awesome ❤️☺️

AAAAAAAAAAAAAA thank you <3

[doriansbutt]

Hey guys! I wanna tell you about a cool (free) app!

It’s called Emergency Chat, and it’s available for both iOS and Android. It’s made by an autistic man and it’s to help when you go nonverbal!

When you start it up, there’s a splash screen with a message to whoever you’re trying to communicate with. Default has this message:

[image: screenshot of a message with the title Meltdown: “I gave you my phone because I can’t use or process speech right now, but I am still capable of text communication. My hearing and tactile senses are extremely sensitive in this state, so please refrain from touching me. Please keep calm, and proceed to the next screen that has a simple chat client through which we can communicate.”]

This message was created with autistic meltdowns in mind, but you can totally customize the message to suit your needs. It’s pretty neat, and definitely helpful.

[image: screenshot depicting the text editor in-app. “Alert dialog title: Help! Alert dialog message: I gave you my phone because I can’t use or process speech right now, but I am still capable of text communication. My hearing and tactile senses are extremely sensitive in this state, so please refrain from touching me. Please keep calm, and proceed to the next screen that has a simple chat client through which we can communicate.”]

People go nonverbal for all kinds of reasons and helping others around you help you through whatever you need is very important. This app helps you do that with ease!

[jgamer-aspie]

Emergency Chat Update

The first major update for Emergency Chat has finally arrived: now you can have multiple splash screens for different situations.

For those who don’t know the app yet: it lets you open up a splash screen to show to another person and then continue on to a chat where you can pass the phone back and forth. The splash screens have a title and text that are fully customizable.

If you have multiple screens, opening the app shows a selection screen like this:

Clicking on any of them opens the corresponding splash screen:

After which the Chat button brings you to a simple chat interface.

Editing the splash screens can be done in the settings menu:

More examples of splash screens can be found on the facebook page here.

Link to the Play Store page.

There is also an iOS and Windows Phone version.

[jgamer-aspie]

Your app is wonderful, I use it when I'm struggling with ptsd flashbacks or severe bouts of anxiety and can't stand any sound - even my own voice, let alone someone else's - and need to find a way to tell them this & to not touch me. Just, thank you.

I’m glad it could help! I designed it for pretty much exactly those kinds of situations, so I am really happy to hear that it serves its purpose well.

Feedback like this is what keeps me going. Thank you!

[jgamer-aspie]

The online home of Singapore-based software developer Daniel Tan aka BoltClock.

Daniel Tan created a Windows port of my app, including features that aren’t in the Android and iOS versions yet.

[emeraldbutterflied]

It was raining yesterday while I was driving home from work. I was already low on spoons and then I got rear-ended.

All I could do was screech and panic. To my luck, the lady pulled over, and we checked our cars. No damages to either car, and no one was physically hurt.

She was a speech therapist and was very patient with me as I typed everything out. She talked to my bae and updated him on everything that happened and stayed with me until he got there. Overall, probably the best outcome one could hope for out of this situation.

I like that the opening page explains to whoever you hand your phone to what’s going on with you (or can be modified to do so more specifically). The text is large and easy to read. I found this app to be very helpful, and the ability to communicate helped calm me down in this situation.

[autisticeducator]

Emergency Chat: A Brief Review

This app was made for when autistics are heading into or is already in a meltdown to provide a way of textual communication between them and those around them while their speech capabilities are not functioning. It was made by an autistic after finding no suitable alternatives. It provides a splash screen telling the person the autistic is with what is going on and then continues to a chat box. Available platforms: •iOS and Android Cost: •Free on both Who should download this app: •Adult and teen autistics with their own smartphone or tablet. •Parents, family members, and caregivers of autistics on any device they could have access to. •Teachers with autistic students. If your school has iPads for each student and you know your IT people well, the parents and you should ask to have it placed on the student's iPad as part of their accommodations. Who this app won't work for: •Autistics who haven't learned to write yet. •Autistics who are non-communicative (can't communicate verbally and non-verbally). Pros: • Adjustable font size •Splash screen message is customizable •Small file size •Easy to use •Doesn't require Internet for use Cons: •Can't have multiple splash screen options preset for other conditions that may cause an autistic to become non-verbal like asthma attacks. •Should have a built in option to change the color scheme within the app. Personally when my senses are overloaded, black type on a white background is really difficult to see as it starts looking extra bright. Download: •iOS: Emergency Chat by Leonard Elezi https://appsto.re/us/7C_c9.i •Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jeroendebusser.aspiemeltdown&hl=en