Humanized Communication
Real-time chat with presence indicators, typing states, and welcoming language.
Project Vision
Vision
TalkRoom was born to bring empathy and technology together. It connects neurodivergent people with psychologists and supervised students, building an accessible care ecosystem with guided learning.
Smart Scheduling
Patients find available sessions while students automatically log supervised hours.
Ethical Learning
Professors follow every session to ensure ethics, formative feedback, and clinical safety.
Global Inclusion
A multilingual, accessible interface designed for neurodivergent people everywhere.
Technical Stack
Technical Stack
TalkRoom combines the simplicity of Rails with WebSockets to create fluid, trustworthy, and secure sessions.
Backend
Ruby on Rails 7 with ActionCable for real-time communication and PostgreSQL for reliable data storage.
Frontend
Stimulus + Turbo for reactive UI with SCSS modules and i18n support for multilingual experience.
Infrastructure
Redis for WebSocket connections, Sidekiq for background jobs, and Cloudinary for secure media delivery.
Design & UX
Figma for design tokens and wireframes with WCAG 2.1 accessibility as a core requirement.
Rails 7
Redis
ActionCable
Stimulus
Sidekiq
Figma
Session Booking
Pick a professional and time to start a simulated conversation.
Real-time session
Simulated conversation between patient and psychologist with real-time messaging.
Hi! I'm Dr. Ana. How are you today?
Hi! Need someone to talk to? Book a session above to start our demo. 💬
Social Impact
Social Impact
TalkRoom was born from the desire to make psychological care more accessible, human, and empathetic especially for neurodivergent people who often feel isolated online.
We created a collaborative ecosystem: patients receive free support, students apply what they learn in a safe, supervised environment, and professors ensure ethics and continuous feedback.
20%
Of people worldwide are neurodivergent (WHO estimate)
70%
Of neurodivergent adults report difficulty accessing psychological care
4x
Higher mental-health dropout rate among neurodivergent youth
"Care becomes powerful when neurodivergent voices feel heard technology is only here to make that easier." TalkRoom Manifesto
Partnerships
Interested in Supporting TalkRoom?
I’m open to partnerships, funding opportunities, academic collaboration, and professionals who want to help expand this platform.
I’m open to partnerships, funding opportunities, academic collaboration, and professionals who want to help expand this platform.
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