A Birch & Light story · Animated video
Your Amazing ADHD Brain
A warm animated story that helps kids see what makes their brain different — and know they're not broken, just wonderfully different.
Meet a kid around age nine as they get to know two parts of their own brain. There's the Coach — the part that helps them plan, wait, and get started. The Coach is still growing, on its own timeline, and that's okay. And there's the Spark — what powers their focus and energy on the things they love.
Along the way, kids meet the real strengths an ADHD brain often carries: creativity, big-hearted noticing, deep focus on what matters to them, and the courage to keep trying. The core message they walk away with is simple and true: different, not broken.
From Birch & Light — a warm world of stories, songs, podcasts, and the LightMap™ app that helps children feel understood in their big feelings, and gives families calmer, closer ways to connect.
More support for your family's big moments
LightMap is a private space designed to help you notice patterns, log a hard moment in about twenty seconds, and get warm, personalized suggestions from Muse — a thinking partner grounded in what you've noticed about your own child.
Learn about LightMapA story about being different, and belonging
Taste Bud 17 is a Birch & Light picture book designed to help kids feel understood when they're the one who tastes, notices, or feels the world a little differently.
Read Taste Bud 17For general education and encouragement, not medical or diagnostic advice. Every child is different — for questions about your child's ADHD, talk with a pediatrician, psychologist, or licensed professional.