Forward your phone for a couple of hours
When you need a meeting, a drive, or a nap, send their calls to their AI Companion. It knows their schedule, their people, and what calms them.
For the people holding it all together
AlwaysHere is for families
Assistive technology for adults with autism or IDD: a phone line that runs the day, with a parent in the loop. You are covered, not replaced. It handles the repetition so you can be their family, not their alarm clock.
About 15 minutes online. 30-day money-back guarantee. Cancel any time.
For the parent whose phone never stops
Give your phone an afternoon off
Some adults with autism call their mom or dad again and again. About what happened yesterday. About a date coming up. About a change to the routine that does not feel right. They are not trying to wear you out. They are looking for certainty. But you are a person, and people get tired.
Patience that does not run out
It answers the same question the same steady way every time. It never says "I already told you." The predictable answer is what helps.
A text only if something is really wrong
You get one short text when something truly needs you. Everything else waits for the recap.
A break without guilt
They still get comfort and real answers. You get to breathe and come back as their parent, not their switchboard.
For adults with autism
AlwaysHere for adults with autism
Assistive technology for adults with autism or IDD: a phone line that runs the day, with a parent in the loop.
Support that does not ask someone to perform.
Plain communication
Concrete language, one question at a time, and time to process.
Adult autonomy
A legal choice someone else would not make is not automatically an emergency.
Calls and texts
Optional text messages carry routines, reminders, and the things worth remembering.
Family visibility
Recaps and alerts without turning the relationship into surveillance.
How it talks
Plainly. Patiently. Never trying to fix him.
These rules are written into every companion and enforced on our servers. No conversation can talk it out of them. Here is what they mean, and what they sound like.
It speaks plainly.
No idioms, no hints, no reading between the lines. One question at a time, and never a leading yes-or-no. It offers a choice instead.
“Shoes first, or keys first?”
It never asks him to mask.
No coaching eye contact, no hiding stimming, no advice to act “more normal.” It adapts to how he communicates, not the other way around.
“You can rock while we talk. I’m listening.”
When he’s overwhelmed, it goes quiet with him.
Shorter words, no questions, no demands. It waits, and it never chases silence.
“I’m here. You don’t have to say anything.”
It doesn’t take one “yes.”
On anything that matters, it asks again, a different way. The same answer twice is the real answer.
“Just to be sure: did the pill go in, or is it still on the counter?”
He’s an adult.
A choice you wouldn’t make is not an emergency. It says what it thinks, plainly, and then lets it be.
“I don’t think that’s right. It’s your call. I’m still here.”
If it texts you, it tells him.
In the very next thing it says. It never denies an alert it sent. And it tells them it’s an AI at the start of every call.
“I’ve let your mom know. That’s what we agreed.”
Funding
Ways families pay for AlwaysHere
Eligibility is decided by your program and your case manager, not by us. We prepare the paperwork either way.
If your loved one already has a Medicaid waiver or self-directed budget, it may be able to pay for AlwaysHere. Families also use ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, HSA or FSA accounts, and caregiver programs. On your call we will help you sort out what fits and prepare the recommendation letter your case manager needs. We invoice your FMS on request.
About 15 minutes online. 30-day money-back guarantee. Cancel any time.
- ✓ Minnesota CDCS and CSG
- ✓ Ohio DODD Assistive Technology
- ✓ Missouri Technology First
- ✓ Tennessee Enabling Technology
- ✓ Indiana FSW and CIH
- ✓ California Self-Determination Program
- ✓ ABLE accounts
For adults with IDD
AlwaysHere for adults with IDD
Assistive technology for adults with autism or IDD: a phone line that runs the day, with a parent in the loop.
The same steady support, shaped to how they communicate.
Language that fits
Simple, concrete language, one idea at a time, and time to process.
Routines that hold
Daily calls carry medications, plans, and the things worth remembering, at the times that work.
Adult autonomy
A legal choice someone else would not make is not automatically an emergency.
Family visibility
Recaps and alerts without turning the relationship into surveillance.
For caregivers
You stay in the loop without being the loop
AlwaysHere gives you visibility into how the person you support is doing, alerts when something needs you, and the peace of mind that someone patient is there on the days you cannot be.
- Call recaps
A short text after every conversation so you know what happened, what calmed them, and what to follow up on.
- Alerts when it matters
You choose the words, situations, and contacts. Daily Support texts you when something sounds off.
- You set the rhythm
Schedule calls for the hard parts of the day, set reminders, and update preferences from the caregiver app.
- No app required for them
It works on the phone they already have. Landline, flip phone, or smartphone.
About 15 minutes online. 30-day money-back guarantee. Cancel any time.
FAQ
Questions families ask
Will they know they are speaking to AI?
Families introduce the companion during onboarding, so the person knows from the first call what it is and who set it up. Many families give it a name of their own, like mom bot or dad bot, or the name of someone familiar. The companion never claims to be a human being. Every companion starts with a warm, neutral voice, and a familiar voice is optional, added only with the person's agreement, and removable at any time.
Is this replacing me?
Never. It handles the repetition so you can be their family instead of their alarm clock. You decide what it reminds them about and when it brings you in. For the days you cannot, never instead of you.
My son calls me all day about the same things. Can this help?
Yes. This is exactly who it is for. When you need a break, forward your phone to their AI Companion for an hour or two. It answers questions about recent events, upcoming dates, and routine changes with the same calm answer every time, and texts you only if something really needs you.
What is the first call like?
Fifteen minutes on Zoom with Josh, the founder. Tell him about the calls that keep coming and what your loved one needs. Josh will have the companion call your phone right on the call so you hear how it speaks. If it's a fit, we can set up their routines and turn it on right then. If it isn't, he'll tell you straight. No card, no pressure.
Do I have to set it all up myself?
Say yes on the call and we start right then. No waiting, no second appointment. We set up your account together, learn their routine and what calms them, and they can meet the companion and choose what to call it the same day. Its first call happens while we are all on the line. Setup is included, and it is why families stay.
Can a familiar voice be used?
Every companion starts with a warm, neutral voice. A familiar voice is optional, is added only with the person’s agreement, and can be removed at any time.
Could funding help pay for this?
Sometimes. If your loved one has a Medicaid waiver or self-directed budget, it may cover AlwaysHere as assistive technology. ABLE accounts, special needs trusts, and HSA or FSA accounts are other options. See our funding guide at /funding. We can provide a plain-language recommendation letter for your case manager.
Start with a conversation
Fifteen minutes, and you will know.
Tell Josh the hardest part of the day. Hear how the Daily Support voice would handle it, on your own phone. If it is not right for your family, he will say so.
About 15 minutes online. 30-day money-back guarantee. Cancel any time.