Group 1: Neurodivergent conditions
This group covers: ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Condition, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia.
For students in this group, the barriers to effective time and task management are neurological in origin. Planning, prioritisation, task initiation, working memory, and self-regulation are all functions that neurodivergent conditions directly impair. These are not general study challenges. They are disability-related barriers that affect the student's ability to manage academic workload at a fundamental level.
Free tools such as Google Calendar and Microsoft To Do require the student to self-configure, self-prioritise, and self-schedule. For students whose disability specifically impairs these functions, an unscaffolded tool does not meet their need. Booost provides integrated, adaptive support that free tools do not offer.
ADHD
Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Group 2: Fluctuating and energy-limiting conditions
This group covers: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / ME, Crohn's Disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Epilepsy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
For students in this group, the barriers to effective time and task management arise from conditions that are unpredictable in their impact. Symptoms fluctuate day to day, and sometimes hour to hour. Fatigue, pain, cognitive impairment, and the need for rest and recovery mean that students’ available capacity for academic work is variable and often significantly reduced compared to a student without the condition.
Free tools such as Google Calendar and Microsoft To Do are static scheduling tools. They do not adapt to fluctuating capacity, do not support flexible rescheduling around symptoms, and do not reduce the cognitive load of replanning when a student is unwell. For students in this group, using an unscaffolded tool imposes exactly the kind of planning and decision-making demand that their condition makes most difficult. Booost addresses this directly.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ ME
Crohn’s Disease
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Epilepsy
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Group 3: Mental health conditions
This group covers: Anxiety and Depression, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia
For students in this group, the barriers to effective time and task management arise from conditions that affect concentration, motivation, task initiation, and the ability to maintain consistent engagement with academic work. Cognitive disruption, emotional dysregulation, and the unpredictable impact of symptoms on capacity all directly affect the student's ability to plan and manage their workload.
Free tools such as Google Calendar and Microsoft To Do require the student to self-motivate, self-direct, and self-manage their time. For students whose condition specifically impairs motivation, initiation, and self-regulation, an unscaffolded tool does not meet their need. Booost provides the structure and adaptive support that free tools do not offer.
Anxiety and Depression
Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia