Stoplosingthedetails
thatchangeeverything.
The behaviours, the meltdowns, the medication tweaks, the small wins — they're the evidence your child's care depends on. GuideNest captures it all in seconds, surfaces the patterns, and hands you a clear story for every appointment, school meeting, and NDIS review.
Nestie has a new insightWhat families tell us
Wherever you are in the journey,
the load is the same.
We spoke with hundreds of Australian carers — on the waitlist, freshly diagnosed, and a decade in. Three patterns came up every single time.
On the waitlist? You're losing evidence every week.
12–24 months for an assessment in Australia. By the time you're seen, the meltdowns, sleep patterns, and red flags from this morning are already a blur — and that's the data clinicians need most.
Newly diagnosed? The label is just the start.
You walk out with a diagnosis, a stack of pamphlets, and a calendar of OT, speech, psych and paed appointments — each one needing context you didn't know to capture last week, last month, last year.
Years in? The mental load never lets up.
Notes in three apps. Photos of forms. Half-remembered behaviours from the school holidays. Every NDIS review, every med change, every new clinician — you start from scratch. Again.
The GuideNest app
One place. One source of truth.
No more notes in three apps, screenshots of school emails, or scrambling at 9pm before the paed appointment. Four tools, working quietly in the background — so the mental load stops living in your head.
Talk to Nestie any time
Vent, debrief, or ask questions. Nestie listens, organises, and gently turns your thoughts into structured entries.
Capture moments as they happen
Voice, text, or quick-tap. Log behaviours, milestones, and meltdowns the moment they matter — not three days later.
Track medications & dosages
Every change, every reaction, every dose — in one place. No more scrambling to remember what changed when.
Walk in prepared, every time
Auto-generated briefing docs summarise the last weeks' patterns so your child's care team can hit the ground running.
Why we built this
Built by parents and clinicians who've lived this too.
GuideNest started in a Perth living room — a parent at the kitchen table, a notebook full of behaviours, and a folder of forms that didn't talk to each other.
We partnered with clinicians who work with neurodivergent kids every day to make sure what you capture is what your child's care team actually needs.
1 in 10
Aussie kids live with autism or ADHD
Up to 2 yrs
Wait for an autism or ADHD assessment
2 in 3
Carers report high psychological distress
"I noticed sleep entries spike on Mondays. Want me to flag that for your next appointment?"
— Nestie
Inside GuideNest
The moments that matter, held together in one place.
Guidance, gently delivered
Whether it's day one of the waitlist or year five post-diagnosis, Nestie meets you where you are — listens, suggests, and helps you make sense of what you're seeing.
Capture what you'll wish you had
The meltdown last Tuesday. The sleep regression in March. The med change that worked. The data clinicians will ask about months from now — captured the moment it happens.
Walk in prepared, every time
Briefing docs, medication lists, and a clean timeline — auto-generated and ready to share before every appointment, school meeting, or NDIS review. No more 9pm scrambles.
How it works
From scattered to steady — in under a week.
Waitlist, newly diagnosed, or years deep — the rhythm is the same. Most carers feel the lift after their first three entries.
01
Sign up in under a minute
No long forms. Just your name, your child's first name, and where you are in the journey.
02
Tell Nestie a little about your week
Voice or text. Nestie turns rambling thoughts into structured entries — so nothing important gets lost.
03
Watch the patterns appear
Sleep, behaviour, medication, mood. The dots start connecting themselves over the first few weeks.
04
Walk in to your next appointment
Hand your clinician a clear, calm summary — and spend the appointment listening, not catching up.
For practitioners & care teams
Partner with us to support more families, better.
GuideNest works alongside the practitioners and care teams already supporting neurodivergent kids — turning everyday family observations into clear, shareable insight.
Better data, fewer gaps
Families arrive with structured timelines, behaviour patterns, and medication history — so your sessions start where they matter.
Stronger family partnerships
Give the families you work with a tool that holds the load between visits, and keeps everyone aligned on what's changing.
NDIS-ready summaries
Clean, exportable briefing docs that slot straight into reviews, reports, and shared care plans — no chasing notebooks.
See how GuideNest fits into your practice.
Book a 20-minute walkthrough with our team. We'll show you the family experience, the data you'd see, and how partner practices are using it today.
Questions answered
You asked. We answered.
Still not sure? Here are the things families ask us most.
Honestly, this is the best time to start. The behaviours and patterns you capture in the months before assessment are exactly what clinicians need to make a confident diagnosis faster. Don't walk in with a hazy memory — walk in with a timeline.
If you've been juggling notebooks, three apps, and a folder of school emails, GuideNest pulls it all into one calm place. Long-term carers tell us the biggest unlock is the auto-generated NDIS review summary — no more rebuilding the story from scratch every plan cycle.
GuideNest was started by Australian parents who'd lived this themselves, and built alongside clinicians who work with neurodivergent kids every day. Every feature exists because a real family asked for it.
Google gives you generic answers about all kids. Nestie gives you guidance grounded in your child's actual entries, patterns, and history — and never makes you feel judged for asking the same question twice.
Yes. Your data is encrypted, hosted in Australia, and never sold or shared with third parties. You own everything you put in — and you can export or delete it any time.
GuideNest is rolling out now to Western Australian families first, with a national rollout following soon after. Start your 14-day free trial today and you'll be first in line for new features.
Everything. Full access to Nestie, the activity timeline, document vault, and medication tracker — no restrictions, no credit card. At the end of 14 days, you choose a plan that fits your family.
Yes. Export briefing docs, medication lists, and activity summaries to share with clinicians, schools, or family members. Everything is formatted and ready to go — no scrambling the night before.
Your next appointment is closer than you think.
Start your 14-day free trial today. Capture this week's moments, surface the patterns, and walk in with the full picture — no card required, cancel anytime.
No credit card required · Cancel anytime · Privacy-first